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Top 10 Summer Events which Bring History to Life
Lucy Hutchings, Head of Events at English Heritage, chooses her top 10 summer events that bring history to life.
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Ancient festive feasts: midwinter celebrations at the time of Stonehenge
Lizzie Wright looks at some of the clearest archaeological evidence found so far for prehistoric midwinter feasting, from Durrington Walls, near Stonehenge.
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For more than a century after the Battle of Hastings, all substantial stone buildings in England were built in the Norman style, which was superseded from the later 12th century by a new style – the Gothic.
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William the Conqueror imposed a total reorganisation of the English Church. He had secured the Pope’s blessing for his invasion by promising to reform the ‘irregularities’ of the Anglo-Saxon Church, which had developed its own distinctive customs. Throughout the medieval period the Church was a pervasive force in people’s lives.
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The Norman Conquest was achieved largely thanks to two instruments of war previously unknown in England: the mounted, armoured knight, and the castle. The former was a key factor in William the Conqueror’s triumph at Hastings, while the latter dramatically militarised the English landscape.
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Gingerbread
Gingerbread is a tasty regular in our nation’s bakeries and is enjoyed throughout the year. But did you know that Queen Elizabeth I once served her guests miniature gingerbread versions of themselves? Or that medieval gingerbread didn’t actually contain any ginger? Read on to find out more about the many different iterations of what we now call gingerbread.
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A delicious history of gingerbread
Join food writer and historian Sam Bilton to explore the history of making and eating gingerbread
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Join English Heritage on the Great British School Trip! We are proud to be partnering with Hyundai to support The Great British School Trip, giving 25,000 young people access to exciting and inspiring educational experiences across the UK.