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Queen Victoria's Private Garden Terrace Revealed
Terrace opened to the public for the first time
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A summary of the state of research into Grime’s Graves, which were first identified as Neolithic flint mines 150 years ago.
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English Heritage Highlights Ten Key 2018 Anniversaries
The end of the First World War, women getting the vote and the donation of Stonehenge to the nation are amongst the top ten historical anniversaries in 2018, according to English Heritage.
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Book a free self-led visit to Brougham Castle and organise your day to suit your curriculum objectives. Explore the castle that served both as a barrier against Scottish invaders and was later a private residence of Lady Anne Clifford. Don’t miss the unusual double gatehouse and the impressive ‘Tower of League’. The site can also act as a fantastic stimulus for art, photography or a creative writing focus with its stunning setting beside the River Eamont crossing.
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Significance of Benwell Roman Temple
The significance of the temple at Benwell lies in its unusual association with a named Celtic god, Antenociticus.
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Beacons, special events and new exhibitions mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day
Today, 6 June 2024, marks the 80th anniversary of Operation Overlord, also known as the D-Day landings in Normandy, France. English Heritage is running a range of events to celebrate and commemorate the sacrifice of all those involved in D-Day across our sites.
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Blue Plaque for Churchill’s Favourite Spy
English Heritage has today (16 September) unveiled a blue plaque to Christine Granville, the Polish Second World War special agent who Winston Churchill once called his "favourite spy". The new plaque marks 1 Lexham Gardens Hotel (then the Shelbourne Hotel) in Kensington – the hotel was Granville’s London base after the war, in the centre of the city’s post-war Polish community.
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On the centenary of John Singer Sargent’s death, we are gathering together, for the first time, 18 of his magnificent portraits at Kenwood. All depict women who were part of the transatlantic marriage phenomenon of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when American heiresses married into the British aristocracy. Heiress: Sargent’s American Portraits features some of Sargent’s finest works and reveals the important contributions these women made to politics, the arts and society. With loans coming from institutions in Washington, Boston and Houston as well as private collections on both sides of the Atlantic, the exhibition will offer visitors the rare opportunity to enjoy Sargent’s brilliant works in the splendour of Kenwood.
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Description of Clifford’s Tower
A description of Clifford’s Tower, one of York’s best-known landmarks and once the keep of medieval York Castle.
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A summary of research to date on Clifford’s Tower, which has been much discussed in the context of the development of English castles.