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A brief history and description of Rotherwas Chapel, the family chapel of the Roman Catholic Bodenham family
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Previously unseen artefacts from one of the most important monastic remains in Europe have gone on display at Rievaulx Abbey in North Yorkshire, English Heritage announced today. Elaborate medieval stone carvings, chess pieces and gold coins will tell the story of the rise and dramatic fall of the first Cistercian abbey in the North of England.
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Cavendish Horses: The Art of Manege at Bolsover Castle
Cavendish's Horses: The Art of Manege - Witness expert horsemen in flamboyant 17th century costume, training for art and battle to baroque music in the spectacular surroundings of the Riding School at Bolsover Castle.
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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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Middleham Castle was once home to Richard III; through his childhood, as a squire, and adult years as Duke of Gloucester and King. The ruins stand to a good height on three of the four sides and the layout of a central tower with four outer walls makes it the ideal place for students to explore and understand the basic ground plan of a castle and how it was designed to display wealth and power to the surrounding populace.
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Significance of Piercebridge Roman Bridge
Piercebridge Roman bridge is one of the few surviving bridges from Roman Britain and provides important evidence of Roman engineering achievements
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Sources for Benwell Vallum Crossing
A summary of the key written, visual and material sources for our knowledge of Benwell Vallum crossing.