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Heritage and culture - Index
Delve into England's heritage and culture
England is known throughout the world for its rich and colourful heritage and culture. Places, people, myths and legends all come together to tell us stories that fascinate and inspire. They provide vital clues about our past and are therefore vital to our present and future.
Be it contemporary culture or classic performance, mass-market or high brow there’s a lot on offer.
England’s endlessly fascinating history is brought to life wherever you look, in its ruins and carvings, cities and towns, and throughout its remarkable landscape.
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Shaping their own country and the world in ways they couldn’t have possibly imagined, over the years England’s history makers have made significant contributions in myriad fields.
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England is positively brimming with places to stay with that special historical significance and old world charm.
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