Every day, hundreds of people up and down the country help us to tell the story of England. Our volunteers plant bulbs in formal gardens, run craft workshops for families, answer questions from curious visitors, help research the history of our sites - and much more besides.
With 2017 just aroun...
If you were anyone in Georgian society, your garden would have been designed by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown. Wealthy lords and ladies, and even the royals, commissioned Brown to landscape their vast estates, which revealed much about their status and style. Moving from formal to functional with ...
This Christmas marks the 950th anniversary of William the Conqueror’s coronation. 1066 was a turbulent year, and William’s coronation was no different - as we'll explore below.
Look back through 1066
If you need a reminder of the events that led up to this point, take a look at how we told t...
If there's nothing on the telly, you're fed up with turkey and you're struggling to find ways to keep yourself busy over the holidays, take some inspiration from history. The Victorians were as ingenious at finding things to do as they were in almost every other aspect of life. Keep your family ent...
In its Victorian heyday, Brodsworth Hall in Yorkshire could rely upon an army of servants to maintain the elaborate house and its luxurious interiors. But in the twentieth century, funds dwindled and the Grant-Dalton family did what they could to keep their home clean and presentable.
But caring ...
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