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The Guardian view on the ‘twin’ Vermeers: how to spot a masterpiece

Editorial: Two versions of the Guitar Player raise important questions of attribution. In our age of fake images, authenticity in art is more vital than ever

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Vermeer or not? New display lets visitors decide who painted almost identical artworks

Two versions of the Guitar Player to hang alongside each other at Kenwood in London for first time in 300 years

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Traditional British puddings face a sticky end

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Save our pudding! Are these homemade British comforts on the verge of extinction?

New research has suggested the humble puddings could vanish from tables in the next 50 years

The Independent UK

Sticky end? The British pudding faces extinction, English Heritage warns

Not just boiled or steamed desserts in danger, charity finds, households also rarely make fruit pies and crumbles

The Guardian - UK

Andrew Saint obituary

Architectural historian who was interested in the broader social and economic influences of buildings

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Love story of two Edwardian servants on Yorkshire estate told in new collection

Grandson of valet Alf Edwards and kitchen maid Caroline Palmer donates dozens of their personal objects to English Heritage

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Family-friendly summer gardens to visit

Walk around some stunning gardens while the kids let off steam.

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English Heritage chief steps down after overseeing controversial cost cuts

Nick Merriman’s exit, for personal reasons, welcomed by some after redundancies and winter closures aimed at ‘financial sustainability’

The Guardian - UK

Thousands brave the heat to watch summer solstice sunrise

Temperatures in Salisbury and Greater London reached 18C by 5am, according to the Met Office.

The Independent UK

Thousands gather at Stonehenge for summer solstice celebration

Combination of weekend timing and good weather could make this year’s event one of the busiest in years

The Guardian - UK

‘I feel as if we could be in Scandinavia’: exploring the Norfolk that time forgot

Breckland is a little-known part of England that sings with peace and rare wildlife. It would undoubtedly be a national park if so much of it hadn’t been commandeered by the military. But there is a place to stay on its borders

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‘Tudor high drama’: English Heritage looks for descendants of abbey rebels

Organisation to mark 500 years since uprising against Cardinal Wolsey’s closure of Bayham Abbey

The Guardian - UK

Charity searches for descendants of rioters involved in 1525 uprising

More than 100 men stormed Bayham Abbey, near Tunbridge Wells in Kent, with makeshift weapons, in protest at its closure as part of religious reforms.

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How much do you know about these legendary English people and places? Take our quiz

Is your knowledge of England’s castles, forts and abbeys in ruins? Or do you know your Dover from your Tintagel? This quiz will test you

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The makings of a legend: how did Tintagel Castle become the place where King Arthur was said to have been conceived?

This north-Cornwall fortress found fame in the 13th century thanks to its association with a famous Arthurian legend

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See the stuff of legend: explore England’s epic history this summer

From royal romances at Osborne to murder holes in St Mawes Castle, there are myths, legends and spectacular tales to be told all across the country

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Author Barbara Pym may have worked for MI5, research suggests

New work says novelist, who was a censor during second world war, may been employed to look for coded messages

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Artist who painted famous Churchill portrait commemorated with blue plaque

The wartime leader hated his depiction when the portrait was unveiled, and it was secretly burnt on the orders of his wife, Lady Clementine Churchill.

The Independent UK

The top places to see bluebells around the UK this spring

Walk through woodlands carpeted with these beautiful blue plants

The Guardian - UK

For whom the bell tolls: hunt for missing piece of Shrewsbury’s industrial history

Quest to restore sound that called child workers to Flaxmill Maltings building, which paved way for modern high-rises

The Guardian - UK

Derbyshire people fight to save ruined manor that held Mary, Queen of Scots

Wingfield Manor is part-managed by English Heritage, but has fallen into a state of disrepair

The Independent UK

This portrait may be the only one of England's 9-day queen painted during her lifetime

Research by the charity English Heritage suggests it may have found a portrait of England's shortest-reigning queen Lady Jane Grey

The Independent UK

Mysterious portrait could be of ‘Nine Days Queen’ Lady Jane Grey – analysis

Lady Jane was executed on Tower Green at the Tower of London on February 12 1554 at the age of 17.

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Researchers think they’ve unearthed the only portrait of England’s ‘nine-day queen’

Researchers described the new evidence as ‘compelling’

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