Archive for: May 2018
It's a great time of year for our historic gardens, which are blooming with vibrant colours. Take a guided tour through them with our expert horticulturalists to enjoy the seasonal scents and learn about unusual historical species. It's also Father's Day on 17 June, so we've got all you need to give...
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It’s 100 years since Cecil and Mary Chubb gave Stonehenge to the nation, and we’re marking the anniversary with a series of blog posts tracing the care and conservation of Stonehenge since 1918. Here we look at the years between 1950 and 1964, which saw an explosion of research and conservation ...
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Alexander Pope is famous for his contribution to poetry and literature at the beginning of the 18th century. Perhaps less well known was his passion for gardens, and his impact on the historical garden design. Pope was at the forefront of new ideas at the time, setting the scene for some of the bigg...
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The wedding cake is an essential part of most English nuptial feasts, but it has had many different guises over the centuries. The earliest examples, including the 'bride pye', were rather less sweet and often included some gruesome surprises. Food historian Sam Bilton explores the origins of this s...
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