Heritage

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‘Longing for home’: letters of Irish emigrants to US reveal 400 years of trials and triumphs
A collection of more than 7,000 letters will form a publicly accessible digital archive that offers a window to the past

Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent

17, Mar, 2024 @8:00 AM

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Keep churches open to curb vandalism | Letters
Letters: Claire Walker says the biggest asset in keeping a church safe is the eyes and ears of local people; Michael Heaton thinks video media has made criminality fashionable

15, Mar, 2024 @5:04 PM

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Birmingham ‘birthplace of heavy metal’ the Crown secures listed status
Pub where Black Sabbath played their first gig gains Grade II status after thousands sign petition

Robyn Vinter

15, Mar, 2024 @4:41 PM

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Tenerife priest apologises for ordering 300-year-old frescoes to be painted over
Héctor Lunar says he had no idea frescoes were protected and ‘we’re now in hands of God’ as experts see if they can be saved

Sam Jones in Madrid

14, Mar, 2024 @12:41 PM

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‘Why would we go to America first?’ London’s Groucho Club to open in Yorkshire
Private members’ club chooses unlikely location of Wakefield for inaugural branch outside capital

Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent

14, Mar, 2024 @6:00 AM

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Vandalism on rise at historic English sites amid cost of living crisis – report
Graffiti at medieval church and removal of York stone from bridge among incidents cited

Dalya Alberge

13, Mar, 2024 @6:00 AM

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Shells from Captain Cook’s final voyage saved from skip
Important collection rediscovered during house-clearing includes numerous rare species

Mark Brown North of England correspondent

12, Mar, 2024 @6:00 AM

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‘A tipping point for the city’: anger in Birmingham as Electric cinema closes
Campaign to save UK’s oldest working cinema and designate Station Street ‘a historic asset’ launched amid redevelopment plans

Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent

10, Mar, 2024 @3:00 PM

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‘We are all mixed’: Henry Louis Gates Jr on race, being arrested and working towards America’s redemption
The US academic and TV historian’s rejection of racial categories has drawn criticism from some but his sense of mischief and underlying belief in American decency remains undimmed

Afua Hirsch

10, Mar, 2024 @1:00 PM

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Fate of precious Henry VIII stained glass in dispute as ‘haunted house’ auction halted at last minute
Intervention by conservationists halts sale of 1530s roundel from Grade-I listed manor, created to celebrate king’s union with Anne Boleyn

Vanessa Thorpe Arts and media correspondent

10, Mar, 2024 @11:00 AM

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Descendants of King William II’s killer want to donate triptych depicting death to UK museum
Latin-inscribed artwork tells story of Walter Tirel, whose son killed British monarch

Angela Giuffrida in Rome

08, Mar, 2024 @5:41 PM

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St Paul’s Cathedral to host guests for £7 in ‘secret’ 300-year-old library
Guests can delve deeper into history of London landmark in one-of-a-kind stay to mark World Book Day

Amelia Hill

05, Mar, 2024 @12:17 PM

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