Heritage visits

The ruins of Dunluce Castle, which sit on the coastal cliffs of North Antrim in Northern Ireland. They are thought to have been the inspiration for CS Lewis’s castle Cair Paravel in ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ (1950–56). (Photo by Andrea Ricordi/Contributor/Getty Images)

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St Fagans Castle and gardens

A visit to St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff

GJ1HTR A standing stone at Borvemore, with a view to beaches beyond, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

General prehistory

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The Lord's pavilion

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A statue of President Andrew Jackson stands in front of the Tennessee State Capitol building in Nashville. (Image by Getty Images)

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The marble statue of Queen Victoria at Kensington Palace, designed by her daughter Princess Louise in 1893. (Image by Alamy)

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The beautiful courtyard of the al-Qarawiyyin Mosque and university, founded in the 850's (Izzet Keribar/Getty Images)

General ancient history

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The photogenic Trevi Fountain is a highlight of most visits to Rome. (Image by Getty Images)

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Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, 15 April 2019. Yet despite the devastation, the fire is “not the worst chapter in its 850-year history”, argues Dr Emily Guerry. (Patrick Anidjar/AFP/Getty Images)

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Notre-Dame cathedral, which dates back to 1163. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images)

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Hever Castle, Anne Boleyn's childhood home in Kent. (Photo by Prisma Bildagentur/UIG via Getty Images)

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Blenheim Palace in a c1880 print from ‘A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland’, edited by Reverend FO Morris, Volume I, William Mackenzie, London. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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Hardian's Wall, a world heritage site. (Photo by Getty Images)

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Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland. (Loop Images/UIG via Getty Images)

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Thessaloniki's Rotunda of Galerius, Greece, built in the fourth-century by Roman occupiers

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