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Blue plaque commemorating music hall artist Marie Lloyd at 55 Graham Road, Dalston, London E8 1PB, London Borough of Hackney.
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How Charles Darwin's garden inspired the theory of evolution
James Costa, author of Darwin's Backyard: How Small Experiments led to a Big Theory, tells us how Down House inspired his latest work.
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Secrets of Richborough Roman amphitheatre revealed during excavation
A cavity in the arena wall at Richborough Roman amphitheatre in Kent, has been revealed to be a carcer, or cell for holding people and animals, English Heritage has revealed today (28 October).
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300 mile March to mark Battle of Hastings anniversary
Re-enactors will cover the historic journey from York to Battle over three weeks
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October 2018: Get Ready for the Battle of Hastings
October 2018: Get Ready for the Battle of Hastings
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2022 celebrates the 1900th anniversary of the beginning of the construction of Hadrian’s Wall. English Heritage along with with the wider Hadrian’s Wall partnership are commemorating 1900 years of history of the UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS) in a year long festival
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Bob Marley awarded English Heritage blue plaque
Jamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley has been honoured with an English Heritage blue today (Tuesday 1 October), joining the likes of Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, George Frideric Handel and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The plaque marks number 42 Oakley Street, the Chelsea house where Marley lived in 1977. It was while living here that he and the Wailers finished recording their album Exodus, which featured some of his biggest hits, including 'Jamming', 'Waiting in Vain', 'Three Little Birds' and 'One Love'. With this address as his Chelsea home, Marley said he regarded London "as a second base," often playing football with his bandmates at the pitches in nearby Battersea Park.
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The stone memorial marking the spot where – according to tradition – King Harold fell at the Battle of Hastings has been moved by English Heritage to a new location following a new study of the 1066 battlefield and abbey.
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We're open again for school visits, but what's it really like planning a trip to one of our sites at the moment. We thought that the best person to answer this question is a teacher who has planned and enjoyed a trip to one of our sites. Read on to find out more about his experience.
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Find out all about the Battle of Hastings, learn about the momentous events of 1066, and discover how the Norman Conquest transformed England.