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King Arthur and his knights return to Camelot (Photo by: Christophel Fine Art/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Medieval

Q&A Where was Camelot?

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A statue of Alice Nutter
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The Pendle witches: what happened in the infamous Lancashire witch trial? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bodiam Castle. (Getty Images)
Medieval

How to build a medieval castle: 9 top tips

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Gwrych Castle in Abergele, North Wales
Victorian

The history of Gwrych Castle, home of I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here

A photograph of the Tower of London, from the river
Victorian

Anne Boleyn, Beefeaters, Guy Fawkes and the princes: a brief history of the Tower of London

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An aerial view of Tintagel Castle, Cornwall. (Photo by David Goddard/Getty Images)
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Explore Tintagel Castle and the legend of King Arthur . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The 1618 Defenestration of Prague
Stuart

The 1618 Defenestration of Prague explained

Mary, Queen of Scots and her ladies-in-waiting. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Tudor

Mary, Queen of Scots: what happened to her ladies-in-waiting?

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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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9 of Britain’s best castles . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Marc Morris at BBC History Magazine's 2017 History Weekend (Photo by Steve Sayers)
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Secrets of Britain’s castles . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

8 must-visit castles with Tudor connections

The entrance to Bodiam Castle.
General Modern

From magnificent ruins to imposing forts: 10 must-visit British castles

Warwick Castle. (Photo by Olaf Protze/LightRocket via Getty Images)
General prehistory

12 historical places to visit on the August bank holiday weekend

A view of the Reculver Towers, Reculver, England. (Photo by Loop Images/UIG via Getty Images)
Medieval

8 of Britain’s most mysterious ruins

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Sunset over the causeway to St Michael's Mount, Marazion, Cornwall, England (Getty Images)
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9 places associated with the Prayer Book Rebellion . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.