Feeling Historical
Are you pining for the past? Do you yearn for the days of chivalry? Have you developed an uncontrollable...
Heritage & Culture
Alice in Wonderland
On a ‘golden afternoon’ in July 1862, the three young daughters of Henry Liddell, Vice Chancellor of Oxford University...
Heritage Festival 2015
The Peterborough Heritage Festival returns with a host of thrilling events celebrating the region’s history, from the Bronze Age...
Escape to the river
The sedate pace of a narrowboat forces even the most frenetic amongst us to unwind and take it easy....
Call the Mediaeval Midwife!
A grumpy Joseph, a heavily pregnant Mary, and a gaggle of sceptical midwives... On 4 July, Eastern Angles community...
The Joust of St Peter
This year, the Heritage Festival brings us its most ambitious event yet: a jousting tournament from the time of...
An audience with Richard III
He’s been portrayed as a murderer, usurper and monster by Shakespeare, but was the real Richard III really as...
Civil War!
Travel back in time 350 years to experience the sights, sounds and smells of the English Civil War...
When knights were bold…
The noise of horse’s hooves, the clash of lances and the spectacle of knights in full plate armour…
Peter Brotherhood: a history
In 2014, the archive of Peterborough engineering firm Peter Brotherhood – a collection dating back to the mid-19th century...
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Celebrations for 900 years of St Kyneburgha
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Introducing Must Farm: A Bronze Age Settlement
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Peterborough’s very own Deep-Sea Monster
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Perkins Engines – Built in Peterborough
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Rolls-Royce: Part of Peterborough’s...
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From Karachi, with love…
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Steam along the Nene
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St Kyneburgha – 900 years young!
