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Enhance your history studies with a free educational visit to this beautiful house near Leicester. It was once the wing of a palace owned by the Bishops of Lincoln and then became an alms-house used from the 1600’s to the 1930s. The church is next door and the picturesque village it is situated in will make it a valuable and inspiring day out for your pupils.
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A school visit to Wroxeter Roman City is truly a unique experience and we offer both free self-led visits as well as visits led by our experts.
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Marble Hill: History and Stories
Find out all about Marble Hill’s history, and how English Heritage is bringing the house and Henrietta Howard’s lost garden back to life.
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Blue plaques explained: why some people don’t get one
We are often asked why a particular person doesn't have a London blue plaque. As Professor Ronald Hutton explains, sometimes it can be a difficult decision.
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Wolvesey Castle (Old Bishop's Palace)
Wolvesey has been an important residence of the wealthy and powerful Bishops of Winchester since Anglo-Saxon times.
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20 Questions Quiz: Myths and Legends
Test your knowledge of myths and legends with our quiz. Click on each question to reveal the answer.
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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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Divine Retribution at the Jewel Tower, Westminster
How the 14th-century monks of Westminster Abbey interpreted the ‘wretched death’ of their hated next-door neighbour, the Keeper of the Palace of Westminster, as celestially ordained.
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This super Tudor Folly was built by the father of one of the Gunpowder plotters in the 1590’s as an expression of his Catholic faith. How many combinations of three, representing the holy trinity, can your students find as they look around?
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MONTGOMERY, Bernard Law, Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887-1976) a.k.a. Monty
Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, a.k.a 'Monty', was a celebrated British Army officer, best known for his leadership during the Second World War at El-Alamein and Normandy.