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The English Heritage Creative Programme aims to produce outstanding artistic commissions, interventions and projects that imaginatively engage with England’s history. Read about some of our past projects here.
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The ruins of an Augustinian priory founded by the Bruce family, afterwards Kings of Scotland. They are dominated by the dramatic skeleton of the 14th-century church's east end.
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Six of central London’s finest First World War memorials are in the care of English Heritage. Discover how their fascinating stories reveal different approaches to commemorating the dead.
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Watch our past Members' lectures, covering topics including monastic Christmas, prehistory and the imagination, the Battle of Hastings, life and death in a medieval castle and much more besides.
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Put your knowledge of Hadrian's Wall to the test with this quiz about the royal connections of our sites.
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Book a free self-led visit to Wellington Arch and organise your day to suit your curriculum objectives. Discover one of London’s best known landmarks and admire the view across the capital from the balconies of Wellington Arch. Set at the heart of royal London, if you get your timings right, you can watch the Household Cavalry passing through the arch on their way to and from the Changing of the Guard. The exhibition space hosts various displays throughout the year. Please check the Wellington Arch main page to see details of current exhibition.
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Mary Katherine Middleton lived at Belsay Hall in the early 20th century. She was one of the early women candidates for Parliament, standing in 1924 as a Conservative candidate for Wansbeck, Northumberland. Her story reveals how the pre-war period and the First World War fostered new opportunities for women in politics in the 1920s, the barriers in their way, and the legacy of the first women to stand for Parliament.