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The British Modern Pentathlon team enjoyed a preview of Bath's new Roman Gym at the Roman Baths recently. The team, including Olympic Gold medal-winners Joe Choong and Kate French, discovered how Romans used to exercise and keep healthy.

Edinburgh is thought to be one of the most haunted cities in Europe – and well, you don’t get a reputation like that unless you have a long and diverse history. Wherever you look in Scotland’s capital, you are surrounded with gothic style architecture, cobbled streets and reminders of the city’s past, from industrial railway arches to Edinburgh Castle to Holyrood.

Over a span of 1200 years, there have been over 50 monarchs of England. In our previous post we delved into the life of William the Conqueror, aka William I, the first of England’s Norman kings. Up next, we have William’s son, William II, or as he was sometimes known, William Rufus.

The Roman Gym, a newly revealed section of the Roman Baths, in Bath, one of the most visited heritage attractions in the UK, will open on Friday 22 October 2021.

We look into all the historic events that took place in October throughout the years.

12^th October is Ada Lovelace Day and is a time for recognising the amazing contributions that women have made to science throughout the years.  It is an international celebration of achievements made by female scientists and aims to increase the profile of women working in these careers, but who was Ada Lovelace and why is she so important to the world of science?

Islanders living in Jersey are being asked for their views as major changes are in line for the island’s heritage.

After more than four decades of dedicated service Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Head of Heritage Services Stephen Bird, MBE is retiring.

Britain has a hugely rich and diverse history full of fascinating things to learn. We’ve compiled a list of 30 things you might not know about Great Britain – how many of these did you already know?

Over a span of 1200 years, there have been over 50 monarchs of England. Today we are going to look at one of the most influential early monarchs, William the Duke of Normandy, who you might know as William the Conqueror or William I.

Every year on 19^th September, people around the world celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day and as Britain, particularly the south west coast, has a long history with piracy, we thought we’d introduce you to some of Britain’s most well known pirates and some of the UK’s history with the movement.

If you’re taking part in any of the Heritage Open Days that are taking place across England this year, you’ll have noticed that the theme is Edible England and there is a real focus on heritage means of food and drink production as well as local delicacies. To get you in the spirit of the event and to tempt your tastebuds, here are a few of the nation’s heritage dishes for you to discover!