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Dido Elizabeth Belle was raised as part of an aristocratic family in Georgian Britain. She was born in the Caribbean in 1761, the illegitimate daughter of a black woman named Maria Bell and Royal Naval officer Sir John Lindsay. Dido spent much of her life at Kenwood House on Hampstead Heath in North London.
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Belsay Hall: The Secret Gardens of Northumberland
Discover how a secret Mediterranean-inspired idyll thrives in the gardens at Belsay Hall in Northumberland with Head Gardener Sarah Jo Harrigan.
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Among the many celebrated women whose portraits hang at Kenwood, perhaps the best known to us today is Emma, Lady Hamilton. Discover how George Romney’s paintings of her, including The Spinstress, propelled her to fame.
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Invasion! Understanding England’s Besieged Island History
In part one of a three-part series, journalist Sam Kinchin-Smith considers the tiny islands and massive forts that have played important roles in our besieged island history.
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Blue Plaque commemorating singer Al Bowlly at Charing Cross Mansions, 26 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0DG, City of Westminster.
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Blue Plaque commemorating singer Al Bowlly at Charing Cross Mansions, 26 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0DG, City of Westminster.
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Portchester Castle's prisoner of war stories told for the first time
A new exhibition at Portchester Castle uncovers the identities of some of the 2000 African-Caribbean soldiers imprisoned at the castle during the 18th century.
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Belsay Awakes: Historic House and Gardens back in Bloom after Major Conservation
Vital conservation work saves one of England’s earliest Greek Revival houses, Belsay Hall, for future generations
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English Heritage appoints Dr Nick Merriman as its new Chief Executive
Dr Nick Merriman, Chief Executive and Director of Content at the Horniman Museum and Gardens, will be English Heritage’s next Chief Executive.