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2. www.eadt.co.uk › news › 21424676Sutton Hoo at 80: ‘Gentleman’s daughter’ who unlocked the ...

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   Jul 29, 2019 · Tranmer House, where Edith Pretty lived, during a garden party held to mark the 75th anniversary of the Sutton Hoo discovery Picture: LUCY TAYLOR. She was the former Roedean schoolgirl...

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     What Happened to Edith Pretty’s Son Robert Pretty From ‘The Dig’?

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4. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › true-historyThe True History Behind Netflix’s ‘The Dig’ and Sutton Hoo

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   Feb 5, 2021 · In the summer of 1937, as the specter of World War II loomed over Europe, Edith Pretty, a wealthy widow living near Woodbridge, a small town in Suffolk, England, met with the curator of a local...

5. www.nationaltrust.org.uk › visit › suffolkThe Dig | Sutton Hoo | Suffolk | National Trust

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   Edith Pretty at Sutton Hoo | © Original photography from the National Trust collection, with thanks to the Pretty family. Edith Pretty (née Dempster, 1883-1942) Edith Pretty was the owner of the estate and instigated the excavation.

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   Who is Edith Pretty?

   • Larry Horricks / Netflix In the summer of 1937, as the specter of World War II loomed over Europe, Edith Pretty, a wealthy widow living near Woodbridge, a small town in Suffolk, England, met with the curator of a local museum to discuss excavating three mounds of land on the far side of her estate, Sutton Hoo.

   The True History Behind Netflix’s ‘The Dig’ and Sutton Hoo

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   Where did Edith Pretty live?

   • Edith Pretty lived at Tranmer House on the Sutton Hoo estate and instigated the excavations with local archaeologist Basil Brown in 1937 The story of the discoveries was retold in the 2021 Netflix film The Dig, starring Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes. Who was the Sutton Hoo archaeologist in The Dig?

   Sutton Hoo 'guardian' Edith Pretty honoured with plaque

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   When did Mrs Pretty start excavations at Sutton Hoo?

   • Intrigued by the 18 low earth mounds at Sutton Hoo, she recruited Brown to begin their excavation in 1938, assisted by estate staff. An inquest in 1939 declared the finds treasure belonging to Mrs Pretty and she promptly donated them to the British Museum.

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   Did Mrs Pretty's son live at the Sutton Hoo estate?

   • Mrs Pretty's son never returned to live at the Sutton Hoo estate. The house provided a home for Land Army girls during World War Two, who left their mark by adding graffiti to a fireplace. The estate was eventually sold and its last private owners were the Tranmer family.

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7. www.bbc.com › news › uk-england-suffolk-62656386Sutton Hoo 'guardian' Edith Pretty honoured with plaque - BBC

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   Aug 24, 2022 · Sutton Hoo 'guardian' Edith Pretty honoured with plaque. 24 August 2022. National Trust Images/Phil Morley. A sculpture of the warrior's helmet is located at the site. The remnants of the...

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8. www.bbc.co.uk › news › uk-england-suffolk-62656386Sutton Hoo 'guardian' Edith Pretty honoured with plaque

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   Aug 24, 2022 · Sutton Hoo 'guardian' Edith Pretty honoured with plaque - BBC News. 24 August 2022. National Trust Images/Phil Morley. A sculpture of the warrior's helmet is located at the site. The...

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9. www.bbc.co.uk › news › articlesOriginal photos of 1939 Sutton Hoo excavation go on show ...

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   May 2, 2024 · 2 May 2024. Original photographs taken of the 1939 excavation of an immense ship have gone on display at the site. The Anglo-Saxon treasures unearthed at Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge in...

10. www.bbc.com › news › uk-england-suffolk-55652661The Dig: The Sutton Hoo Anglo Saxon treasures that inspired a ...

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    Jan 17, 2021 · 16 January 2021. By Katy Prickett,BBC News. Netflix. Carey Mulligan as Sutton Hoo landowner Edith Pretty with Ralph Fiennes as archaeologist Basil Brown. The Anglo-Saxon treasures unearthed...