Author argues symbols such as daisy wheels are no more than the working marks of stonemasons
Over the years, English Heritage and Historic England have claimed to have identified large numbers of “wit…
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See Stonehenge's construction like NEVER before: Incredible visual reveals the vast manpower needed to haul the 25-tonne stones into position 5,000 years ago ⊕
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Created by English Heritage based on laser scan data and archaeological research, this is the most accurate and detailed reconstruction ever made.
71 days ago
English Heritage unveils recreation of 4,500-year-old Neolithic hall near Stonehenge ○
The Kusuma Neolithic Hall, based on Durrington 68 site, will allow visitors to ‘step back in time’ into the lives of those who built the stone circle
It may have been a place for ceremony or a barn fo…
4 months ago
Cold War nuclear bunker forgotten about for 57 years is rediscovered beneath centuries-old castle ⊖
The bunker was decommissioned and sealed in 1968 and was lost until an archaeological dig by English Heritage successfully uncovered its location.
9 months ago
Halloween is no ungodly American import – just ask the medieval monks and nuns who marketed it | Michael Carter ⊖⊖
During the feast of All Hallows’ Eve, supernatural tales were a way of promoting prayer for the salvation of suffering souls
Dr Michael Carter is a curator at English Heritage
For centuries the superna…
10 months ago
The Guardian view on the ‘twin’ Vermeers: how to spot a masterpiece | Editorial ○
Two versions of the Guitar Player raise important questions of attribution. In our age of fake images, authenticity in art is more vital than ever
“How do you know how much to pay if you don’t know wh…
11 months ago
What was an average breakfast for Britain's fattest and 'most useless' monarch? ○
Branded by English Heritage as Britain's 'most useless monarch', George IV indulged his expensive tastes and insatiable appetite without restraint.
Sticky end? The British pudding faces extinction, English Heritage warns ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Not just boiled or steamed desserts in danger, charity finds, households also rarely make fruit pies and crumbles
At the end of the 17th century a French travel writer who crossed the Channel was clea…
15 months ago
English Heritage sparks outrage after telling children Easter was not originally Christian ○
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A booklet given out at several English Heritage sites says that the word comes from the name of the goddess Eostre without mentioning Christianity at all.
16 months ago
Derbyshire people fight to save ruined manor that held Mary, Queen of Scots ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Wingfield Manor is part-managed by English Heritage, but has fallen into a state of disrepair
At various points in history it has been a prison for Mary, Queen of Scots, a battleground in the English …