Last Sunday, a group of intrepid 1066 re-enactors left Clifford’s Tower in York to embark on an epic 300 mile journey inspired by the one taken by King Harold to the Battle of Hastings, 950 years ago.
Over the last week, they have steadfastly marched south out of Yorkshire and across Lincoln...
In the first of two posts, Collections Archive Assistant Rose Arkle delves into the Architectural Study Collection and explains what wallpaper can tell us, allows us to explore some of the collection and talks about recent work carried out on the wallpapers.
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An epic re-enactment march to rival any Hollywood movie kicks off this weekend to mark the milestone 950th anniversary of the Norman Conquest and the Battle of Hastings.
A band of 1066 warriors, dressed in authentic costume, will travel down from York to Battle on foot and horseback, following...
Have you ever wondered what happens to all the objects found on archaeological digs? Or where collections that aren’t on display are held? We spoke to Rose Arkle, the Collections Archive Assistant at the Wrest Park Collections Store to find out more about what goes on behind the scenes, and what ...
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Thank you to everyone who came to Hadrian's Wall Live this year on Sat 3 & Sun 4 September.
We had a great weekend of live Roman action and we hope you did too. You can relive the action (or discover what happened) by listening to our podcast of the event here...
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