Where history happened

A 'poster parade' of Ealing suffragettes advertising a meeting to be held on Ealing Common, 1 June 1912. (Photo by Museum of London/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Where history happened: the fight for women’s suffrage

British evacuees from Dunkirk walk off their rescue vessel land in Britain. (Photo by Corbis via Getty Images)

Second World War

Where history happened: Dunkirk

Arundel castle at dawn

Where history happened: Stephen and Matilda

Banqueting House, London, where Charles I was executed on 30 January 1649. (Photo by Angelo Hornak/Corbis via Getty Images)

9 places associated with Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot

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Ten things to do in . . . October

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Ten things to do in . . . September

Cliffords tower, built by Henry III between 1250-1275, rear view, York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom, 13th century

Where History Happened: The Norman Conquest

Deer graze in the gardens by the distinctive red sandstone gateway to the mausoleum of the Mughal Emperor Akbar at Sikandra near Agra. (Photo by Getty Images)

History Holidays: Mughal India