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  • Explore Britain’s heritage with Heritage Open Days

    Explore Britain’s heritage with Heritage Open Days

    This year marks the 30th anniversary of Heritage Open Days, England’s biggest heritage festival, spanning across nine days and giving the public access to usually closed spaces and free entry to a host of others. This year’s event takes place between 6th and 15th September.

  • The great debate: Did King Arthur Exist? | Arguments for

    The great debate: Did King Arthur Exist? | Arguments for

    Historians have been debating the existence of King Arthur for generations. While some say that he is a completely fictional figure from the depths of Celtic folklore, others say that there is some evidence that the character of Arthur is an amalgamation of several notable people from the time.

  • Worst Prime Ministers in history blog

    Worst Prime Ministers in history blog

    As the excitement of the General Election dies down, here are some of the hapless leaders that haven’t been remembered fondly by history. Time will tell how our current prime minister will be remembered, but for now, let’s indulge in some of the worst remembered prime ministers.

  • Keeping fame in the family

    Keeping fame in the family

    Fame is a funny thing – you might think that the celebrities of today are a flash in the pan and in a few generations time, will be nothing but a distant memory but sometimes fame stays in the family, like with the people we’ll be talking about today.

  • (Not always so) Fun facts about Charles I

    (Not always so) Fun facts about Charles I

    Last month on the blog, we marked Oak Apple Day and the Restoration of the monarchy, so this month, we thought we’d take a look at the man that, some might say, caused the downfall of the royal family in the first place.

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