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The ruins of Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire. Henry’s motives when dismantling such monasteries “were much more complex than pure revenge or pure avarice alone”, says Adam Morton. (Photo by Getty Images)

History explorer 6 places to explore the dissolution of the monasteries . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Aerial view on Westminster Abbey at night. (Photo by Pawel Libera/LightRocket via Getty Images)

7 of England’s best medieval buildings

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The Grand Bridge at Blenheim. (Getty Images)

History explorer Blenheim Palace and Capability Brown . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh wave from the famous balcony at Buckingham Palace after the Queen's coronation on 2 June 1953. (Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

7 memorable moments in the history of Buckingham Palace

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Britain’s 10 best palaces

French troops under shellfire during the battle of Verdun. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

The Library Verdun - hell on Earth

A relief at the World Heritage site of Xanadu in Inner Mongolia, China. (Photo by Dreamstime)

My favourite place: Xanadu, China

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The Beatles perform onstage at the Cavern Club, Liverpool in February 1961. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

History explorer: the swinging sixties . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My favourite place: York Membery

Saranda Kolones, Kato Pathos Archaeological Park

My favourite place: Cyprus

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Emmeline Pankhurst's former Manchester home

History explorer: The fight for women’s suffrage . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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7 places that shaped the life of Richard III

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Five places Richard III may have wanted to be buried (and none of them are Leicester)

View from the ramparts of the ancient fortress on Nebet Hill in the old town in Plovdiv, the second largest city in Bulgaria, Europe

My favourite place: Dominic Sandbrook

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8 facts about Old Sarum – an Iron Age fort, Roman settlement and medieval city