Autumn is here and we've enjoyed an action-packed summer here at English Heritage. But as we move into the new season, the fun and discovery continues. Our popular Halloween events get underway towards the end of the month, with frights and horrors waiting at historic houses, castles and abbeys from...
We all know a castle when we see one…or do we? Famous stone castles, that reveal the power and wealth of important medieval families, are hard to miss – but there are more than 700 early castle sites that are a little bit harder to spot…unless you know what to look for.
Mysterious Mound? Coul...
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...
Throughout 2016, we've been posting from eight different Twitter channels, each representing different areas of medieval society. You can look back on the action by searching for #Battle1066, or read a month-by-month round up starting here in January.
Some of our characters met their fate on 14th...
People have always told stories about the past to help them understand the present. During the medieval period poems, songs and even Saints’ Lives gave the public a window onto past events in the way a Hollywood movie ‘based on a true story’ can today.
Just like a film, these accounts could...
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