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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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Behind the scenes of ITV’s Victoria with David Oakes
David Oakes plays Prince Albert’s brother Ernest in new ITV drama Victoria. He tells us about filming the series and his memories of visiting Osborne House.
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Voice of the Nation’s Gardeners, ‘Mr. Middleton’, Honoured with English Heritage Blue Plaque
BBC radio gardening correspondent and much-loved national figure, Cecil Henry Middleton, has been commemorated with an English Heritage blue plaque. It marks 17 Princes Avenue in Tolworth, where ‘Mr. Middleton’ captivated millions, becoming the voice of the famous ‘Dig for Victory’ campaign.
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The paintings displayed on the ground floor at Kenwood were collected in the late 19th century by the Irish brewing magnate and philanthropist Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh.
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Lord Beauchamp, Walmer Castle and Homosexuality in 20th-Century England
During the 1920s Walmer was home to William Lygon, 7th Earl of Beauchamp, who held lavish homosexual parties at the castle.
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Caedmon, Whitby and Early English Poetry
How Cædmon’s poetic awakening, at the monastery that lies beneath Whitby Abbey, produced one of the first fragments of English verse – which was certainly not the last work of literature to be inspired by Whitby.
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Blue Plaque commemorating author A. A. Milne at 13 Mallord Street, Chelsea, London SW3 6DT, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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LAMB, Charles (1775-1834) a.k.a. Elia
Blue Plaque commemorating writer Charles 'Elia' Lamb at 64 Duncan Terrace, Islington, London N1 8AG, London Borough of Islington.
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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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BROWN, Lancelot 'Capability' (1716-1783)
Blue Plaque commemorating landscape architect Lancelot 'Capability' Brown at Wilderness House, Moat Lane, Hampton Court Palace, London KT8 9AR.