In 1393 an Act made it compulsory for English pubs and inns to have a sign identifying them as official watering holes. Many adopted The White Hart as their sign, the personal badge King Richard II. Today it is the 4th most popular pub name in the UK. #WorldHeritageDay

On #WorldHeritageDay celebrating the work of the King's Foundation charity caring for historic Dumfries House The Castle & Gardens of Mey Highgrove Gardens and The Garrison Chapel and providing education and training programmes in heritage skills The King's Foundation 👏 ❤️

On #WorldHeritageDay we're celebrating Clifton Suspension Bridge designed by the great engineer IK Brunel and the work of Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust charity which since 1953 has managed and maintained this iconic and beautiful bridge which opened in 1864 Clifton Suspension Bridge 👏❤️

The Duchess of Edinburgh visited Wells Cathedral Chorister Trust WellsChoristerTrust in historic Polydor House, Wells its Coronation Fund aims to raise £500,000 to enable children of all backgrounds to become choristers in Wells Cathedral Choir Wells Cathedral and attend WellsCathedralSchool

HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh has visited WellsChoristerTrust to celebrate its work funding education of choristers in Wells Cathedral Choir Wells Cathedral and visited a Food Learning Day at Somerset's Royal Bath and West Showground Royal Bath and West

Lovely news, the third chick has hatched in the peregrine falcons nest on Charing Cross Hospital FaB Peregrines ❤️

Happy 9th birthday to PH Redcliffe of ASPoliceHorses hope he gets lots of treats to enjoy 🥳 ❤️

Congratulations to the youngest female helm ever appointed by RNLI Sophie becomes helm of the inshire lifeboat Ilfracombe RNLI Station 👏 😊 ❤️

Aphra Behn one of the first Englishwomen to earn a living by writing died #OTD in 1689. A remarkable woman, little is known for certain about her life but she was employed by Charles II as a spy in the English secret service in the Netherlands in 1666, during the Dutch wars

Winston Churchill was the longest-serving Chancellor of University of Bristol from 1929 to 1965. In perhaps an early example of environmental care through clothing re-use he wore his father's Chancellor of the Exchequer robe!