New details discovered in coronation chair decorations as it’s prepped for King’s Coronation

The coronation chair is revealing secrets about its lavish construction 700 years after it was made following the discovery of new decoration details.

Krista Blessley, Westminster Abbey’s paint

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National Trust to use coppicing in bid to boost nightingale numbers in Suffolk

The nightingale population at a Suffolk site considered to be one of Britain’s most important archaeological discoveries could be boosted by an ancient system of woodland management, conservationists hope.

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Final set of stamps to feature late Queen’s silhouette unveiled by Royal Mail

The final set of stamps to feature the late Queen’s silhouette has been unveiled by Royal Mail.

Elizabeth II’s image will appear on the set of special stamps to mark the 100th anniversary of steam locomo

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Plans to ‘save’ farm where Burns wrote Auld Lang Syne go on public display

Plans to save a farm built by Robert Burns where he wrote some of his most famous works have been unveiled by a charity.

Ellisland Farm, on the banks of the River Nith in Dumfries and Galloway,

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The Repair Shop’s Jay Blades to open furniture shop in Dorset

Jay Blades is set to open his first bricks-and-mortar furniture shop, Jay & Co, in Dorset next month.

The 53-year-old presenter and furniture restorer found fame on the BBC restoration program The Repair Shop – which sees members of the public take worn out family heirlooms

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<strong>The RMS Queen Mary Gets Closer to Reopening Many Elements of the Ship as Some Key Repairs Are Underway</strong>

The City of Long Beach has begun preparation work for the installation of anticipated new boilers and heat exchangers onboard the RMS Queen Mary. T

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New Simon Armitage poem to mark 100 years of Flying Scotsman

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has written a poem to mark 100 years since the locomotive Flying Scotsman first entered service.

His poem describes how the world famous steam engine “coughed into life” featuring “vast steel circumferences” and “rippling bodywork pouring with s

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Childhood letter from King Charles to Queen Mother found in loft after 40 years

A letter sent by a six-year-old King Charles to his grandmother has been discovered in a loft in Warwickshire.

The letter, sent to Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, on March 15, 1955 reads: “Dear Granny, I am sorry that you are ill. I hope yo

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Tony Robinson narrates remarkable story of the Flying Scotsman to mark centenary – Video

Actor and historian Sir Tony Robinson has narrated a documentary detailing the “remarkable” story of the Flying Scotsman and how it became a national treasure to mark its 100-year anniversary.

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Dippy the Dinosaur unveiled in new Coventry residence

Dippy the Dinosaur has been unveiled in its new Coventry residence.

The city’s Herbert Art Gallery & Museum will be home to the 26-meter-long installation of the Diplodocus cast for the next three years.

The first visitors were able to see the model on Monday, as the free-to-visit D

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Change to treasure law would keep more artifacts in museums, says minister

A surge in the number of detectorists unearthing historical artifacts has prompted a bid to broaden the legal definition of treasure to help museums to acquire important items.

Heritage Minister Lord Parkinson said some items have been lost into p

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Oldest prayer beads found in Britain to go on display at Lindisfarne Priory

Britain’s earliest known prayer beads will go on display at the refurbished museum at Lindisfarne Priory this weekend.

The necklace, dating from between the 8th and 9th century and made from salmon vertebrae, was recently found

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Blenheim Palace to Celebrate Royal Connections in 2023

Blenheim Palace will celebrate its centuries-old relationship with the Royal Family in a major new exhibition opening Sunday 19th March.

The Oxfordshire UNESCO World Heritage Site will be showcasing its close connections to the monarchy with an exhibition of previously unseen artefa

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Victorian era love letters sent by former PM’s parents published online

A selection of Victorian love letters written by the parents of a former prime minister are being published online for Valentine’s Day.

The letters were written in 1843 by James Maitland Balfour, then MP for Haddington, and his bride-to-be, Lady Blan

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Copies of first printed Shakespeare plays go on display in Scotland for 400th anniversary

Three copies of the first printed edition of William Shakespeare’s plays will go on display in Scotland to mark 400 years si

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Fishbourne Roman Palace starts brush-up for 2,000-year-old mosaics

The world-renowned mosaics at Fishbourne Roman Palace are getting a spruce-up ahead of the heritage site reopening on Saturday.

The site, near Chichester, West Sussex, is home to the largest collection of in-situ Roman mosaics in the country.

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English Heritage sees record visitor numbers at various sites in 2022

Several English Heritage sites saw record numbers of visitors in 2022, the charity has said.

Tintagel Castle in Cornwall and Whitby Abbey in Yorkshire were among the 10 sites to see their highest visitor numbers last year.

Following the end of Covi

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English Heritage sees record visitor numbers at various sites in 2022

Several English Heritage sites saw record numbers of visitors in 2022, the charity has said.

Tintagel Castle in Cornwall and Whitby Abbey in Yorkshire were among the 10 sites to see their highest visitor numbers last year.

Following the end of Co

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Codebreakers crack secrets of Mary Queen of Scots’ lost letters

Secret letters written by Mary Queen of Scots while she was imprisoned in England by her cousin Queen Elizabeth I have been decoded.

Experts said the codebreakers’ work is the most significant discovery about Mary for 100 years.

For centuries, the contents of the letters were belie

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First-time metal detectorist tells of panic after finding WWI mortar bomb

A first-time metal detectorist has spoken of panicking after realizing he had found an unexploded mortar bomb.

Ryan Junor was metal detecting with his teenage son and friends on Tuesday night in Invergordon, Ross and Cromarty, wh

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