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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.
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Celebrating Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s birthdays at Osborne, recreating a historic crossing at Tintagel Castle, and opening a new museum at Whitby Abbey are just some of the highlights at English Heritage sites in 2019, the charity announced today (Tuesday 19 February 2019).
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Blue plaque commemorating first woman to sit in Parliament, Nancy Astor, at 4 St James's Square, St James's, London SW1Y 6JU, City of Westminster.
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Ferguson’s Gang and Stonehenge
How the drive to save the Stonehenge landscape in the 1920s inspired five young women to form a mysterious band who battled to save England’s threatened buildings and landscapes.
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A description of Down House, now filled with many family portraits, furniture and personal possessions from Charles Darwin’s day.
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History of Chesters Bridge Abutment
The remains of the two successive Roman bridges at Chesters encapsulate some of the main developments in the history of Hadrian’s Wall.