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From a captive queen to the father of the NHS, and from a medieval hermit to a reggae superstar, discover the stories of the people who shaped our country's past.
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Make jousting an Olympic sport
As Team GB heads to Rio we call on you to sign our petition to help make jousting an Olympic sport.
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Plan a weekend away or a short break in England with our regional travel guides. They're packed with ideas of historic sites to visit, things to see and do, plus places to stay and practical advice for getting around.
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Prepare to be tricked and treated this October. We’ve got plenty of Halloween events happening across the country for all ages – from haunted castles, creepy crafts, illuminated abbeys and after-hours fright nights!
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Fighting fit: today's Jousters are a unique combination of Ronaldo, Murray and Hamilton
University of Bath Tests Show Jousters are the Ultimate All-Round Athletes
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To coincide with our Chairman’s Lecture by Alice Tate-Harte about the conservation work of Joachim Beuckelear’s The Vegetable Seller, we’ve put together a Members’ quiz about just some of the paintings in our care.
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Top 9 things to do this Halloween
Halloween is almost here, and our historic places across the country are preparing for some spooktacular spectacles and fearsome nights of frights. From terrifying ghost tours to crafts and activities for the kids, here’s a few of the ways in which you can get involved with English Heritage this Halloween, wherever you are.
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A brief history of Christmas carols
It wouldn’t be Christmas without carols – the traditional festive songs that, in some cases, can be traced back hundreds of years. We speak to Professor Ronald Hutton, the leading historian of the ritual year in Britain, to find out who wrote the first carols, why ‘Away in a Manger’ was credited to Martin Luther despite originating from 19th-century America, and how ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’ may have a hidden message in support of Bonnie Prince Charlie.
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The Tudor and Stuart periods were times of great social and religious change in England: invasion threats, a new Church and civil war. Read advice from our educational experts and historians on how to chart the monumental changes to society and religion during these periods and find suggested activities to try with your students in the classroom or on a school trip.
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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.