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British Heritage


Travel, history & contemporary life in England, Scotland and Wales. British Heritage is the magazine of travel and life in England, Scotland and Wales, written for those who love Britain. This is a must-read for serious Anglophiles who want to know their way around Britain’s history and landscapes.

British Heritage


On the Trail of Sherlock Holmes

Siân Ellis | Published: August 27, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Through London's cityscapes and England’s countryside, British Heritage magazine visits locales associated with Sherlock Holmes and investigates the fictional detective's creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Table of Contents - September 2009 British Heritage

British Heritage staff | Published: July 08, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Click to subscribe to British Heritage magazine.Features To the Brig O'Doon At home with Robert Burns: Scotland's favorite poet and greatest folk hero. By Chris Sharp A Day to Visit the English Riviera Sun, sand and swaying palm trees …

New C. J. Sansom Novel, Revelation - WIN A COPY!

HistoryNet staff | Published: May 01, 2009 at 10:02 am
Read an excerpt from Revelation, the latest Shardlake mystery by bestselling author C. J. Sansom, get a 20% discount—or perhaps win a free copy!

Table of Contents - November 2008 British Heritage

Published: September 02, 2008 at 3:45 pm
Subscribe to British Heritage magazine today! FEATURES The Secret Life of the Yeoman Warders Daily life at the Tower of London goes on behind the scenes. By Dana Huntley The Royal Forest of Dean Tucked timelessly out of sight between …

The Lake District: A Landscape in Amber

Jim Hargan | Published: June 22, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Britain's Lake District is 900 square miles of hard, ancient mountains, surrounded on all sides by rich, level farmland. Immortalized by William Wordsworth, preserved by Beatrix Potter, Lakeland draws 14 million tourists a year.

St. Botolph's and a Tale of Two Bostons

Published: March 18, 2008 at 7:31 pm
The towns of Boston, England, and Boston, Massachusetts both owe their name to a seventh-century cleric, St. Botolph.

Table of Contents - March 2008 - British Heritage

Published: December 20, 2007 at 4:01 pm
Subscribe toBritish Heritagemagazine today! FEATURES Messing About on the Thames By Tim Lynch "Supposing we drop down on the river and have a long day of it?" The Thames Path By Sean McLachlan The National Trail leads along …

Letter From British Heritage - March 2008

Published: December 20, 2007 at 4:00 pm
Happy and Glorious for 60 Years Those of you who follow such things have been doubtless aware that Britain and her constituent peoples are in the midst of what many good folk are taking as a national identity crisis. The …

The Great Castles of North Wales

Jim Hargan | Published: December 20, 2007 at 3:54 pm
The magnificent castles of North Wales were meant to inspire terror and awe and to help Edward Longshanks unify Britain.

Table of Contents - January 2008 - British Heritage

Published: November 01, 2007 at 3:42 pm
Subscribe toBritish Heritagemagazine today! FEATURES The Stour River Valley Is a Work of ArtBy Jean Paschke The lush East Anglian landscape captured on canvas. Dover: Still the Gateway?By James Graham The historic port thrives in the …

Letter From British Heritage - January 2008

Published: November 01, 2007 at 3:37 pm
The Promise of Christmas When the darkling of the winter comes upon us, then we anticipate the coming of the solstice and Christmas and the New Year. We need these occasions of hope and assurance in the land's annual rebirth …

Dover: Still the Gateway to the Continent

James Graham | Published: November 01, 2007 at 3:30 pm
Despite dire predictions, the Channel Tunnel did not spell the demise of Dover, England's famous ferry port.

Table of Contents - November 2007 - British Heritage

Published: August 24, 2007 at 3:23 pm
Subscribe toBritish Heritagemagazine today! FEATURES Treasures and Surprises at Burghley HouseBy Dana Huntley England's grandest Elizabethan mansion still rocks! The Honours of ScotlandBy David McLaughlin The extraordinary story of Scotland's Royal Regalia. Margaret Thatcher: Iron Lady…

Letter From British Heritage - November 2007

Published: August 24, 2007 at 3:21 pm
The Long Hot British Summer? The long, hot summer is over. After a lovely warm April, the summer fell on Great Britain with a deluge. Seemingly endless rains, often torrential, engulfed the island and caused unprecedented flooding across the country, …

The Royal Shakespeare Company: Still Playing The Part

Jennifer Dorn | Published: August 24, 2007 at 3:20 pm
All the world's a stage, and the Royal Shakespeare Company still struts upon it, keeping the works of William Shakespeare alive for modern audiences.

Margaret Thatcher: Iron Lady

Siân Ellis | Published: August 24, 2007 at 3:12 pm
Both loved and hated, Europe's first female prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, was something of a political outsider, but she reinvigorated national pride and achieved iconic status in the Conservative Party.
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