A Heritage Blue Plaque is to be installed at 22 Great Smith Street in Westminster, London to make the building’s use as the HQ of the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies. It was in use, mainly by the more peaceful suffragists, in the years leading up to the change in voting law in 1918.
The London Underground, affectionately known as the Tube, is celebrating a birthday next month, so here are some fascinating facts about the world’s first underground railway to wow your friends with next time you’re waiting for the train!
A spectacular new Christmas light trail at Hatfield Park, Hertfordshire, will open for six full weeks from Friday 25th November to New Years Eve on Saturday 31st December.
Ightham Mote, a stately home managed by the National Trust in Kent, is pleased to announce the return of a sketch created by artist John Singer Sargent, which was done at the home and features one of the former residents.
As we are coming up on the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb, which was discovered in November 1922 by British Egyptologist and archaeologist, Howard Carter, we thought we would investigate the claims of a curse and find out more about the expedition.
We might have already talked about some of the UK’s spookiest sites but did you know that the tradition actually has a really long and rich history? Here are some fun facts about Halloween.
Remember, remember the 5th November, gunpowder treason and plot… Bonfire Night is almost here and while we all know the story of Guy Fawkes, Robert Catesby and the rest of the plotters, here are some things about bonfire night and fireworks that you might not know.
As Halloween nears ever closer, you might be wondering which of the nation’s historical attractions are the best to visit for a thrill or two. If you’re hoping to encounter some spirits in the lead up to the spookiest night of the year, here are some of the locations you should definitely visit.
English Heritage is hosting a new series of ghost story tours across five of its northern monasteries. Created in collaboration between English Heritage’s senior historians and Manchester Metropolitan University’s professor of gothic literature, the tours will use ghost stories to highlight the deeper histories of the sites that would have previously gone unheard by visitors.
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