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Photographer Christina Broom, whose photojournalism captured London, the military, the suffrage movement, and royalty, is commemorated with a blue plaque at 92 Munster Road, London.
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The Tudor and Stuart periods were times of great social and religious change in England: invasion threats, a new Church and civil war. Read advice from our educational experts and historians on how to chart the monumental changes to society and religion during these periods and find suggested activities to try with your students in the classroom or on a school trip.
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Wellington Arch sculpture to shine again
The magnificent sculpture on top of Wellington Arch – one of London’s most famous landmarks – is being cleaned, repaired and re-waxed by a team of specialists as part of a major English Heritage conservation programme in partnership with Cif, one of the UK’s leading household cleaning brands.
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Middleham Castle was once home to Richard III; through his childhood, as a squire, and adult years as Duke of Gloucester and King. The ruins stand to a good height on three of the four sides and the layout of a central tower with four outer walls makes it the ideal place for students to explore and understand the basic ground plan of a castle and how it was designed to display wealth and power to the surrounding populace.
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English Heritage looks after over 40 public statues and monuments across the capital including London's oldest bronze statue of Charles I, national war memorials such as the Cenotaph and statues commemorating individuals like Florence Nightingale and Sidney Herbert. Use these pages to explore their history.
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History of Berry Pomeroy Castle
A history of Berry Pomeroy Castle, begun by the Pomeroy family in the late 15th century and expanded under Queen Elizabeth and most ambitiously in the early 17th century.
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SINGH, Princess Sophia Duleep (1876–1948)
Princess Sophia Duleep Singh was a suffragette, Red Cross nurse, and critic of British rule in India. She uniquely straddled two worlds, using her royal connections to further the cause for women's suffrage. She is commemorated with a blue plaque at Faraday House, 37 Hampton Court Road, where her residence lasted over five decades.
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SINGH, Princess Sophia Duleep (1876–1948)
Princess Sophia Duleep Singh was a suffragette, Red Cross nurse, and critic of British rule in India. She uniquely straddled two worlds, using her royal connections to further the cause for women's suffrage. She is commemorated with a blue plaque at Faraday House, 37 Hampton Court Road, where her residence lasted over five decades.
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Description of Richmond Castle
Much of the 11th-century curtain wall that surrounded the castle enclosure survives, together with many of the castle's main buildings that were ranged along it.
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Queen Victoria ruled the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for over 60 years. During her reign, Britain became the most powerful country in the world, and the British Empire stretched from Canada to New Zealand. Although those on the higher end of the social scale lived luxurious lifestyles, much of the British population lived in poverty. Many people worked in mines, factories and mills, or as domestic staff including servants, cooks and gardeners for the wealthy families.