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Thomas Paine is one of Norfolk's most famous and internationally influential sons, Born at Thetford in 1737, he was an author. radical, inventor, and intellectual revolutionary. As one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, he participated in the American Revolution and even greatly influenced the French Revolution.  He was more known for his book [The Rights of Man 1791] than for his face, but fortunately it was preserved for postperity it was preserved for prosperity in his death mask, made by his friend John Wesley Jarvis. Thetford Museum of Ancient Life, White Hart Street, Thetford Norfolk  IF24 1AA Tel:   01842752599

The Paston Treasure is one of the most important depictions of a schatzkammer (cabinet treasure)  in the history of British collecting. It is a record of the magnificent collections once held at Oxhead Hall in Norfolk, home of the Paston family. From the Dutch school, it was probably painted between 1666 -69 As well as being gorgeous to look at, the painting's importance lies in the international scope and interest of the objects portrayed. The Paston Treasure Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery Castle Hill, Norwich, East Anglia NR1 3JU Tel:   0160 3493649

The personal seal matrix of Queen Bathild was discovered in 1999 in a field a few miles east of Norwich.  It was originally part of a swivelling finger ring, and its engravings suggest an early Anglo- Saxon date.  Closer study and inspection came to associate the object with Bathild, wife and queen of Clovis 11, king of Burgundy and Neustria (639 - 658). She is known to have been an Anglo- Saxon  of elite birth, and this personal seal may have been returned to her homeland after her death. Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery Castle Hill, Norwich, East Anglia  NR1 3JU Tel:  01603493649

In 1982 a metal- detector user made a starting discovery a hoard of Iron Age and Roman drinking vessels that had been deliberately buried near a Romano- British settlement at Crownthorpe in central Norfolk.  This archaeologically significant group of objects even includes cups that exhibit a unique fusion of Celtic and Roman styles, unparalleled outside of this hoard. The Crownthorpe Hoard Norwich Castle Museum Museum & Art Gallery, Castle Hill, Norwich, East Anglia  NR1 3 JU Tel:   01603493649

The Holme Timber Circle, also known as 'Seahenge' was a prehistoric monument consisting of a timber circle with an upturned root in the centre.  It was most likely built for ritual purposes in the 21st century BC during the early Bronze Age Britain.  After being excavated in the late 90s. Seahenge was lovingly restored and preserved, and is now on display at the refurbished Lynn Museum in King's Lynn. The Lynn Museum Market Street King's Lynn, Norfolk PE 30, 1 NL Tel:   01553 775-001

The Happisburgh handaxe rocked the academic world when it was unearthed in 2000.  This precious artefact radically altered historians understanding of our country's past, revealing that Britain had been inhabited by human beings for 100, 000 years longer than had originally been thought.  The flint hand-axe, which is on display at Norwich Castle Museum, was used by our early ancestors as a butchery tool, carving flesh from skeletons between 500, 000 and 7000, 000 years ago. Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery Castle Hill, Norwich, East Anglia  NR1, 3JU Tel:   01603493649     eastlife.co.uk

Over 400 Exhibits Come & See our full-size replica of Captain Cook's Ship ' The Endeavour' - Guided tours at noon &                                                                                                                          3 pm Stondon Motor Museum Station Road Lower Stondon Henlow Beds T:   (01462 )  850339 W:   www.transportmuseum.co.uk

The Wonder of Birds will explore the cultural impact of birds upon humankind.  Eliciting a wide range of emotions from awe to fer, from pleasure to cruelty,birds have intrigued humanity since the earliest of times.   The exhibition will sapan the centuries and will include the arts, natural history, archaeology, fashion and social history with loans from local and national collections.  Comprising six sections, each will focus on a different aspect of birds, their meanings and our relationship with them.  Some 220 works by major artists and illustrators, historical and contemporary, will be on show and the exhibition will examine local, national and international issues. Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery Castle Hill, Norwich East Anglia NR1, 3JU W:   www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk

The charming black and white building known as the Ancient House is among the principal attractions of the town of Thetford in Norfolk.  It is one of the best examples of an early Tudor town house in East Anglia featuring an elaborate oak ceiling in the main hall. The house is now a museum with 21st century displays, telling the remarkable story of Thetford and the Brecks. Discover rich collections alongside audio guides, films and animations.  Learn more about Thetford's most famous son, Thomas Paine, political writer and radical thinker of the 18th Century, who played a key role in the American War of Independence. Find out about the town's connection with an Indian Prince, Maharajah Duleep Singh whose son Prince Frederick purchased the Ancient House for the town. The former inhabitants of the 500-year-old Ancient House also make an appearance, from Mrs Newton, a Victorian landlady, to rabbit warreners and local politicians. Oliver Bone, Curator, said "Thetfo...

Over 100 major exhibits - all made or used in Ipswich! Open every Sunday & Bank Holiday    11.am - 4pm  30th March to 30th November Plus Monday to Friday  1pm - 4pm during aster  Gift Shop - Tea Room - Wheelchair Accessible Transport & Engineering Heritage at your Doorstep Ipswich Transport Museum The Old Trolleybus Depot, Cobham Road, Ipswich   IP3 9JD Follow brown signs from Town Centre 0or A/4 Tel:   01473 715666 Web:   www.ipswichtransportmuseum.co.uk

Museum Of St Albans                                                                  Verulamium Museum The Town That Moved                                                                 Everyday Life in Roman Britain 9a Hatfield Road                                                                          St Michaels, St Albans AL1 3 RR                                          ...

Want all about The Broads? This is the place to be. Lots to see and do for all ages. Also steam boat trips (50 mins)  on Tues, Wed & Thurs. To book seats ring   01692 581681 Museum Of The Boards Stalham Staithe, Just off the A 149 bypass NR 12 9 DA Web:   www.museumof thebroads.org.uk

Make their day out with Thomas Join Thomas & Friends at the   East Anglian Railway Museum                                                 Chappel Station ,                                                 near Colchester  CO6 2DS                                                 Tel:   01206 242524                                                  Web:   www.earm.co.uk / thomas                             ...

Opened by the Queen in 1983, The National Horse Racing Museum is an historic attraction of Newmarket not to be missed.So take advantage of the All Day Equine Tours., which provide an opportunity to visit some of the leading trainers stables in Newmarket. These exclusive tours are unique to the National Horseracing Museum can grasp the opportunity to see unraced two-year olds doing their breeze up gallops, under the scrutiny of bloodstock agents and potential buyers, before they go under the hammer at the Tattersails Breeze Up sales the next day. The David Swannell Gallery features the origins of racing classic races  while the Practical Gallery allows visitors to dress up in racing silks before weighing out and riding the museum's horse's simulator as used by jockeys and apprentices for practice. Many of the museum's treasures are from the jockeys who have won incredible medals such as silk worn by Frankie Dettori at Ascot in 1996 when he achieved his Magnificent S...

Experience industrial Britain in rural Suffolk. Fun and discovery for everyone among Garrets of Leiston's Victorian factory buildings and marvellous machines. Opening Times  2014  - 29th March - 1st November                 Open 10-5 Mon - sat 11-5 Sunday Closed Wednesdays in April, May October              except during school holidays Admission Adults £.... , concessions, dchildren Long Shop Museum Suffolk Tel:   01728 832189 Web:   www.longshopmuseum.co.uk                              

Over 100 major exhibits - all made or used in Ipswich. Open every Sunday & Bank Holiday    11am - 4pm  Easter to 30th November Plus Monday to Friday  1pm - 4pm during Easter, Summer 7 Autumn School Holidays Gift Shop - tea Room - Wheelchair accessible. Ipswich Transport Museum The Old Trolleybus Depot, Cobham Road Ipswich IP3 9JD Tel;   01473 715666 Follow brown signs from Town Centre or A/4 Web:   www.ipswichtransportmuseum.co.uk

Visit one of the UK's oldest gaols, dating back to the 12th Century. See the original cells and discover the fate of the thieves, smugglers, witches, pirates and murderers who were confined here. Use the free audio guide to hear the gaoler and his prisoners describe their experience. Tolhouse Museum And Gaol Tolhouse St., Great Yarmouth, Norfolk  NR30 2SH T:   01493 858900 / 743930 E:   yarmouth.museums@norfolk.gov.uk W:  www museums.norfolk.gov.uk

These historic buildings tell the story of rural Cambridgeshire through the centuries. Denny Abbey's many rooms have housed Benedictine Monks. Franciscan nuns, Knights, templars and Cambridgeshire farmers. Farmyard buildings house fascinating displays on farming, traditional crafts and trades. The cottage takes you back to the 1940's with outdoor privy and cottage garden. Enjoy the natural setting, rich with archaeological remains and space to run free The Farmland Museum And Denny Abbey Denny Abbey, Ely Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge CB25 9PQ.

Ely Museum is a bright and friendly local history museum, located in the Bishop's Gaol in the centre of the historical city of Ely.  The Museum is the history centre for the Isle of Ely and the fens and it takes you on a journey through time from prehistory to the 19th Century. Opening Times:   Summer - Mon - Sat  10.30 am - 5 pm                                                         Sun    1 - 5 pm                              Winter -  Mon - Sat   10.30am - 4 pm                                                         Sun 1-4pm (closed Tue except school & group bookings) Ely Museum The Ol...

In the Keep of Innskillen Castle, fine displays of weapons, badges, uniforms, medals and silver, along with inspiring stories of soldiers of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and Dragoon Guards. There is an AV 'virtual tour' for visitors with a disability. There are further displays consisting of vehiciles, guns etc in the courtyard stables.  Opening Times as Enniskillen Castle. The Inniskillings Museum The Castle, Enniskillen BT74 7HL T:   (028) 6632 3142 F:   (028) 6632 0359 E:   info@inniskillingsmuseum.com W:  www.inniskillingsmuseum.com