People in history
Discover some of the social history behind the places we care for and uncover fascinating facts about the people who have lived in them.
Many of the places in our care were once the homes of visionary thinkers, who helped transform and shape the modern world through science, engineering and popular culture. Find out more about their lives and where they made history.
Discover some of the social history behind the places we care for and uncover fascinating facts about the people who have lived in them.
Country house with monastic roots, once home to William Henry Fox Talbot, inventor of the photographic negative
Dramatic cliffs shaped by the Atlantic. The Lizard features white beaches, turquoise seas and unique nature.
Learn about remarkable women in history linked to the places in our care, from the political player who helped make Charles II king to the archaeologist who helped discover a 7th-century Saxon ship burial.