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The 1645 Siege of Leicester

The 1645 Siege of Leicester was a grim chapter in the history of the city.

• 6 mins

The ‘lost’ pleasure gardens of Stonton Wyville

Stonton Wyville has the remnants of a banqueting house with its own pleasure gardens.

• 6 mins

The birthplace of coal mining in Leicestershire

The earliest documented form of coal mining in Swannington dates back to around 1204.

• 6 mins

Leicester Cathedral’s 'secret' medieval porch

Leicester Cathedral's porch over the North Door dates back to the medieval period.

• 6 mins

The notorious witches from Husbands Bosworth

Nine women from Husbands Bosworth accused of witchcraft were executed in 1616.

• 6 mins

The mining innovation that changed the world

The Newcomen engine was designed to pump water out of coal mines.

• 5 mins