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The hidden history of English Heritage

Making History

5 Sites That Changed History Forever

Dan Snow picks out the most influential houses, ruins and castles

Inspiring Women

The Real Housewives of English Castles

Powerful queens, influential servants and inspiring women

SURPRISING FACTS

From the Romans to Banksy

The long, forgotten history of graffiti in England

FORGOTTEN FIGURES

Black and Asian Figures Who Made British History

Unheard stories from English Heritage sites

Meet the Curators

English Heritage experts on their favorite objects, and what makes their jobs so special

Why I Love...

This Romantic Roman Brooch

Why I Love...

This Machine That Faced Off the End of the World

Why I Love...

This Bright Green Cat Skull

Why I Love...

This Headless Sculpture

Why I Love...

This Rembrandt Self Portrait

Why I Love...

The Finds Book

Meet the Curator

Matt Thompson

Meet the Curator

Kevin Booth

Meet the Garden Guru

Emily Parker

Meet the Historian

Andrew Hann

Meet the Archaeologist

Richard Mason

Wealth, power and influence

Shedding Light on the Dark Ages

Tintagel Castle

The Webster Family and the Battle of Hastings

1066 Battle of Hastings, Abbey and Battlefield

Relics, Pilgrimage and The Plague

Hailes Abbey

From Fortress to Elizabethan Palace

Kenilworth Castle

Commanding Power: The Norman Castle

Richmond Castle

Bolsover Castle

Bolsover Castle

Development of Defences

Pendennis Castle

Preparing for Nuclear War 1961-1991

York Cold War Bunker

Prisoners at Portchester

Portchester

The Characters of Carisbrooke

Carisbrooke Castle

Extraordinary artworks as never seen before

The Battle of Hastings

Francis William Wilkin

The guitar player

Johannes Vermeer

Zucchi Ceiling

Antonio Zucchi

Portrait of the artist

Rembrandt

Elysium closet

Pieter van den Broeke

Frans Hals

A coast scene with fishermen hauling a boat ashore

J M W Turner

Sir Godfrey Webster

Studio Kneller

Lady Brisco

Thomas Gainsborough

Hampstead Heath with ponds and bathers

John Constable
Kenwood House

The Iconic Art of Kenwood House

From Dutch Masters and English rivals to the spectacular ceiling of the Great Library

Bolsover Castle

Puzzles and Portraits

Unravelling the Mysteries of the Painted Schemes in Bolsover's Little Castle

Bolsover Castle

The Elysium Closet

A Celebration of Love

Osborne House

Empress of India: The Durbar Room

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Eltham Palace

Modernist Technology and Luxury

Stephen and Virginia Courtauld's Eltham

Conserving and preserving English history

Rievaulx Abbey

Rievaulx: Ruin and Rediscovery

Preserving the Abbey

J.W. Evans Silverworks

J. W. Evans: A Snapshot in Time

Silversmithing in the Nineteenth Century

Wrest Park House and Gardens

Preserving History: Gardens & Sculptures

Lost and found

Wrest Park Collection Store

Conservation at an English Heritage Regional Stores

A collection of over 160,000 objects

Restoration and renovation

Rebuilding iconic locations

Whitby Abbey

Restoring Whitby Abbey

Rebuilding after bombardment

Audley End House and Gardens

Four Centuries of Change in a Historic Country House

One of the greatest 17th-century English homes

Witley Court and Gardens

Saving Witley Court

Saving the estate and gardens that were once ravaged by fire

Heritage in action

Watch the treasures of English Heritage come to life on film

Whitby Abbey Illuminated

Dover Castle - England's Most Haunted Castle?

Isle of Wight Travel: Postcard from Osborne

Grime’s Graves: Bringing the National Curriculum to Life

The Battle of Hastings 2016 at Battle Abbey

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English Heritage through time

From prehistoric henges to medieval artworks

Explore

Revealing the secrets of prehistoric Britain

Knowlton Church and Earthwork

The Mysteries of Ritual Landscapes

What henges and burial mounds tell us about prehistoric religious beliefs

Maiden Castle

The History and Excavation of Maiden Castle

The largest Iron Age hillfort in Britain

Everyday life in Roman Britain

Dover Castle

The Roman lighthouse at Dover Castle

Go inside the pharos that guided Roman soldiers home from sea

Chesters

Exploring Chester's Cavalry Fort

Inside the fort and its collection of artifacts

Richborough Roman Fort and Amphitheatre

Richborough's Roman relics

Uncovering the many phases of Roman occupation

Wroxeter Roman City

Urban Life at Wroxeter

From gyms to jewellry

Tools & textiles

Grimes Graves

Life in a Prehistoric Flint Mine

What we can learn from a Neolithic mining community

Stott Park Bobbin Mill

Feeding the Textile Industry: From Coppice to Bobbin

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Explore English Heritage's most iconic locations

ExploreWitley Court
ExploreGrime's Graves - Prehistoric Flint Mine
ExploreEltham Palace
ExploreStott Park Bobbin Mill, Main Building
ExploreYork Cold War Bunker
ExploreJ.W. Evans Silver Factory
ExploreRichmond Castle
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Google Expeditions

Are you a teacher? With Google Expeditions, take your students on immersive, virtual journeys and let them discover English Heritage

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Online Exhibits

Street View

Artworks and Photographs

Videos

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