Architecture

Photo of Mount Grace Priory

Q&A https://www.historyextra.com/period/what-was-a-charterhouse/

Photo of Lincoln Cathedral

Q&A What overtook the Great Pyramid of Giza as the tallest manmade structure?

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Warehouse and power station among modern buildings added to Heritage List

When completed in the early 12th century, Durham Cathedral was "absolutely up-to-the-minute in its design and near-perfect in its execution," says Marc Morris. (Jim Gibson via Getty Images)

Where history happened: Norman churches

A view of Lindisfarne Castle, where a former priory became a naval depot. (Getty Images)

Where history happened: the Tudor navy

Durham Cathedral on a sunny day. Taken near to the water of the River Wear. (Dreamstime)

Where history happened: pilgrimage

The Tower of London. More than 30 inmates successfully broke out of the royal fortress between the 12th and 18th centuries. (Photo by Tetra Images/Getty Images)

The men who escaped the tower

A monumental misunderstanding

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Whispering City: Rome and its Histories

Illustration by Jonty Clark.

Ye Olde Travel Guide: Samarkand 1404

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English Houses 1300–1800

Map of Bayham Park from ‘Repton’s Landscape Gardening and Landscape Architecture’ by JC Loudon. (Photo by The Life Picture Collection/Getty Images)

John Claudius Loudon (1783–1843)