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History of Ashby de la Zouch Castle
The history of the castle purpose-built by William, Lord Hastings, whose sudden fall from grace and execution in 1483 left the castle unfinished.
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Audley End House is a Jacobean mansion housing a large and diverse collection of paintings, sculptures, ceramics, natural history specimens and more. This collection gives us a glimpse into discoveries, changing fashions and developments over 400 years. Use these objects at home or in the classroom to inspire cross-curricular learning and further your research.
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History of St Mary’s Church, Studley Royal
The history of St Mary’s Church, Studley Royal, North Yorkshire, designed by the renowned Victorian architect William Burges in the 1870s in Gothic Revival style.
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Broadcaster, writer and equalities campaigner Una Marson is recognised by a plaque at The Mansions, Mill Lane.
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The Cinque Ports and the Lord Warden
Walmer Castle is the official residence of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports – five places that were all formerly major ports on the south-east coast. Lords Warden were highly influential figures, with important military and political powers. The role still exists to this day, although it is now purely ceremonial.
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A pageant master, theatre producer and actress who only played male parts, Gwen Lally was also renowned for her striking appearance and masculine style of dress.
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Wrest Park, like many other country houses, was pressed into service as an auxiliary hospital during the First World War. Official records and diaries give us glimpses of the women who came to Wrest to work as nurses. Unfortunately, many remain unidentified and their important contribution is unrecognised. Can you help us tell their story?
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Faithful Subject or Rebel? A 14th-century Knight and a Protest Poem
In 1342 Sir Laurence Ludlow of Stokesay Castle was arrested by the king for failing to collect taxes. Was he connected with a protest poem composed at the time?
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Ranger’s House and Admiral Hosier’s Ghost
Why the death of Admiral Francis Hosier, builder of Ranger’s House, and the devastation of his fleet, became the subject of a scathing musical attack on the government of the day.
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A history of Castle Acre Castle, which was begun in the 1070s by William de Warenne, who had fought at the Battle of Hastings.