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Courting in the Ton: dowries, love letters and the language of fans

The secrets of successful dating in Bridgerton's Regency era: revealed.

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English Heritage announces Blue Plaque for Peter Cushing on Star Wars Day

Peter Cushing (1913-1994), the actor best known by many for his performance as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars, is to be honoured with an English Heritage Blue Plaque.

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The Ultimate Sandcastle

The ultimate sandcastle - featuring everything you could ever want in a castle - has been built at Dover Castle, English Heritage announced (13 July) ahead of a special sandcastle building weekend at its castles across the country (21 & 22 July).

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Musical comedians Flanders and Swann honoured with English Heritage Blue Plaque

Musical comedians Michael Flanders (1922-1975) and Donald Swann (1923-1994), who delighted West End audiences with their humorous hit songs in the 1950s and 60s, have today (5 September) been commemorated with an English Heritage blue plaque. The plaque was unveiled at 1 Scarsdale Villas, Kensington, in the garden studio of which the pair once lived and worked.

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English Heritage Calls for Help in Tracing Forgotten First World War Nurses

Researchers at English Heritage are calling for the public’s help in tracing the identities of First World War nurses who worked at England’s first wartime country house hospital - Wrest Park in Bedfordshire, the charity announced today (6 September) ahead of the anniversary of the hospital opening.

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World's oldest alcoholic drink making a trendy comeback

Mead — the world's oldest alcoholic drink — is fast becoming the new drink of choice for experimental cocktail lovers.

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Help protect England's Heritage

Our new fundraising appeal will help support vital conservation work at historic sites across the country.

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Charles Darwin's bedroom recreated at Down House

Dress up in period costume, sit on Victorian furniture and discover Darwin's personal life with new hands-on interpretation at Down House in Kent.

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PR Amelia Edwards receives English Heritage Blue Plaque

Amelia Edwards (1831-1892), pioneering Egyptologist, writer, and co-founder of the influential Egypt Exploration Fund, has been honoured with an English Heritage blue plaque at her former home in Islington, London.

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History of Hatfield Earthworks (Marden Henge)

A brief history and description of Hatfield Earthworks, a Neolothic henge surrounded by a second henge enclosure.