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Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd, Wales. (Photo by Getty Images)

Tales of romance The historical love stories behind 5 British castles . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Pat Smith of Mari Arts and the Mari Lwyd (Photo by Western Mail Archive/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)

General History

Welsh Christmas traditions through history

Sæberht of Essex, who oversaw the building of London’s original church of St Paul’s (Photo by The Picture Art Collection / Alamy Stock Photo)

How to survive the Dark Ages in Britain: 6 crucial tips

A missionary preaches to the Native Americans of Massachusetts, c1650. By now, colonists were imposing their values on the indigenous population, encouraging them to dress like the English – and worship the English God. (Photo by Ian Tyas/Keystone/Getty Images)

Britain's nuclear fears How has the UK prepared for Armageddon?

Lady Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby, better known to history as the Ladies of Llangollen

Q&A Who were the Ladies of Llangollen?

Illustration of folkloric beings

General History

A history of Britain’s folklore

Welsh flag, featuring a dragon. The red dragon of Wales dates back to Roman times. (Photo by Getty Images)

Q&A Why does the Welsh flag feature a red dragon?

Wales' fans celebrate victory at the 1957 Five Nations Tournament, France vs Wales, holding the Welsh symbol, the leek. (Photo by Universal/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

Q&A Why is the leek associated with Wales?

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

General prehistory

Explore 8 little-known prehistoric sites in Britain

Stonehenge: Not a henge, but certainly a stone circle, and a very long-lived centre of human activity. (Getty Images)

Your guide to Britain’s prehistoric stone circles

A photo of Stonehenge with plains in the background

General prehistory

Secrets of Stonehenge When & how was it built?

A lithograph depicts French forces landing at Carregwastad on 22 February 1797. (Image by Wikimedia Commons)

The battle of Fishguard: the last invasion of mainland Britain

School photo showing rows of children from a Manchester school

Did Britain really roar in the 1920s?

A group of BBC staff surround a large piece of broadcasting equipment

BBC at 100 The BBC begins: how a group of radio pioneers launched one of Britain’s most famous institutions

Vintners in an ale house, 1642. From a broadsheet titled ‘Health to All’, artist unknown. (Photo by Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Did Oliver Cromwell ban Christmas? The Puritan assault on Christmas during the 1640s and 1650s