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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)
20th Century

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
Medieval

Where history happened: Stephen and Matilda

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Banqueting House, London, where Charles I was executed on 30 January 1649. (Photo by Angelo Hornak/Corbis via Getty Images)
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9 places associated with Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot

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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
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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)
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History Holidays: Mughal India

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