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NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1820-1910)
Blue plaque commemorating reformer of the nursing organisation, nurse Florence Nightingale at 10 South Street, Mayfair, London W1K 1DE, City of Westminster.
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New research commissioned by English Heritage and conducted by the University of Kent has shown that, contrary to popular opinion, the adult imagination is not only as vivid as that of a child but even becomes more active with age.
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English Heritage introduces hands-on history and ‘dress up’ for grown-ups as new University of Kent research challenges received wisdom
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GOING UNDERGROUND: NEOLITHIC FLINT MINE OPENS TO PUBLIC
Visitors to Grime’s Graves can descend into the oldest humanmade underground space in England
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15th century painting confirmed as Botticelli
A painting long thought to be a later imitation of Sandro Botticelli’s famous Madonna of the Pomegranate has been revealed to be a rare example by the artist’s own workshop, English Heritage has revealed today.
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15th century painting confirmed as Botticelli
A painting long thought to be a later imitation of Sandro Botticelli’s famous Madonna of the Pomegranate has been revealed to be a rare example by the artist’s own workshop, English Heritage has revealed today (28 March). The discovery was made while the painting was being cleaned by the charity’s conservators and the work’s true colours – hidden under more than a century of yellow varnish – will be revealed when it goes on display at Ranger’s House in Greenwich on 1 April.
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Grime's Graves - Prehistoric Flint Mine
Visit Grime’s Graves and explore Britain’s only open Neolithic flint mine.
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The Creepiest Objects in Our Collection
With Halloween around the corner, we've scoured our catalogues to pick out five of the most sinister objects from English history.
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A History of the Twelfth Night Cake
The merriment and mayhem of the festive season historically came to a head on Twelfth Night. Historical food blogger Sam Bilton looks back at centuries of celebration, and has a go at recreating a traditional Twelfth Night cake at home.
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6 prime pairs of blue plaques in London and where to see them
Blue plaques are everywhere in London, but buildings with two blue plaques are rare. Howard Spencer looks at 6 famous plaque pairings.