5 unmissable sights at Boscobel House
John Giffard constructed Boscobel House in the 17th century, sometime before 1624. Giffard...
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5 Unmissable Sights at Moseley Old Hall
Moseley Old Hall was built around 1600, in the late Elizabethan era. At the time of its...
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Old Sarum: Massive Iron Age Fort, William the Conqueror’s Palace and Cathedral Site
Old Sarum: thousands of years of history on a huge raised earthworks. Positioned on a hill close...
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Top 10 things to see at Worcester Cathedral
Worcester cathedral on the banks of the River Seven has stood in various forms since the year 680....
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Westminster Hall – the place where English history plays out
The ancient Westminster Hall in London is part of the Palace of Westminster and remains the oldest...
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Palace of Holyroodhouse – The official residence of the British Monarch in Scotland
Holyrood House, Author –...
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Lichfield Cathedral: Gothic Masterpiece or monstrosity
Lichfield cathedral is dedicated to St Chad and Saint Mary, built from locally quarried sandstone,...
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Lincoln Cathedral’s Six Hidden Gems
Lincoln Cathedral is truly a magnificent sight. Built on top of the hill across the square from...
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Ashby de la Zouch Castle: Lord William Hastings’ late medieval masterpiece
Standing in a 3,000-acre (1,200 ha) park is the ruined fortification of Ashby de la Zouch Castle...
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Top 23 Historical Things to do in Somerset in 2023
Somerset featured in a pronounced way during King Henry’s dissolution of the monasteries in...
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Top 14 Historical Things to do in Oxfordshire in 2023
Oxfordshire has no shortage of things to do for the history lover. There are legendary stately...
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Top 21 historical things to do in Lincolnshire 2023
Henry VIII said this of the inhabitants of Lincolnshire: “the commons of one shire and that...
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