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Portchester Castle's prisoner of war stories told for the first time

A new exhibition at Portchester Castle uncovers the identities of some of the 2000 African-Caribbean soldiers imprisoned at the castle during the 18th century.

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Historic Bowling Alley uncovered at Marble Hill House

Historic bowling alley discovered by archaeologists at Marble Hill House

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Dame Judi Dench unveils blue plaque for Sir John Gielgud

Legendary English actor Sir John Gielgud is celebrated with a blue plaque at his former Westminster home

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English Heritage unveils Blue Plaque to Diana, Princess of Wales

Diana, Princess of Wales has today (Wednesday 29 September 2021) been honoured with an English Heritage London blue plaque. Unveiled by Diana’s former flatmate Virginia Clarke, the plaque marks Coleherne Court on the Old Brompton Road, where Diana lived at Flat 60 at the time of her engagement to the then Prince of Wales, now King Charles III, in 1981. Diana described her time at Coleherne Court as one of the happiest of her life and it was from this flat that she took her first steps onto the world stage. The princess, who would have turned 60 this year, used her huge, international profile to speak out on humanitarian issues and raise awareness of charitable causes.

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New blue plaque commemorates sanctuary for stranded South and East Asian women

A house in Hackney which, in the early twentieth century, sheltered hundreds of stranded and sometimes abandoned South and East Asian nannies – known as ayahs – has been commemorated with an English Heritage blue plaque, the charity announced today (16 June).

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English Heritage appoints Dr Nick Merriman as its new Chief Executive

Dr Nick Merriman, Chief Executive and Director of Content at the Horniman Museum and Gardens, will be English Heritage’s next Chief Executive.

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English Heritage honours Bloomsbury Group artists and announces new Blue Plaques Panel members

English Heritage has today unveiled a plaque to the Bloomsbury artists, Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, and the charity has also announced four new members of its London Blue Plaques Panel.

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Charles Darwin's gift from Karl Marx goes on display at Down House

Given to Charles Darwin by admirer Karl Marx, the newly conserved copy of Das Kapital was abandoned and remains uncut and unread 150 years later

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“ASTONISHING” DIGITAL RECONSTRUCTION REVEALS DOVER CASTLE ENTRANCE HIDDEN FOR 800 YEARS

Painstaking model took over 800 hours to complete and shows many features of the castle long since destroyed

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Social justice activist, Olive Morris, gets an English Heritage blue plaque

English Heritage has commemorated activist and housing rights campaigner, Olive Morris, with a blue plaque in Brixton. Morris dedicated her short life (1952–1979) to speaking out on behalf of oppressed and exploited people.