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St Mary's Church is revered as one of England's greatest architectural achievements. (Image by Alamy)
Medieval

Explore A masterpiece of Gothic grandeur: the Church of St Mary, Warwick

Akershus Festning in Oslo, Norway
Viking

Travel Explore Oslo, Norway: Myths, Munch and fjord-side strolls

The magnificent gilded Shwedagon Pagoda, claimed to be 2,500 years old, dominates central Yangon, Myanmar's largest city. (Patrick Foto/Getty Images)
General Modern

Explore Yangon, Myanmar: City of Golden Pagodas

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The engine houses of Botallack mine in Cornwall
Georgian

A visit to Botallack Mine, Cornwall

Colourful wooden houses in Old Nuuk, Greenland
Viking

Explore Nuuk: the rainbow capital of Greenland

Aerial view of Dover Castle
Norman

Explore Explore Dover Castle: Britain’s first line of defence

Changdeokgung Palace in South Korea
20th Century

Travel Seoul, South Korea: a modern metropolis rising from ruins

Winchester Cathedral
Medieval

From King Alfred to Jane Austen: a historical tour of Winchester

The HMS Victory in Portsmouth
Georgian

A visit to HMS Victory, Nelson’s flagship at Trafalgar

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Chatsworth House, where Elizabeth I ordered for Mary, Queen of Scots to be imprisoned after she abdicated and fled from Scotland to England in 1567. (Photo by Chatsworth House Trust)
Tudor

Britain’s 7 most amazing stately homes

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)
Medieval

9 of Britain’s best castles

St Fagans Castle and gardens
20th Century

A visit to St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff

The Lord's pavilion
Victorian

Lord’s cricket ground: the mecca of the sport

A statue of President Andrew Jackson stands in front of the Tennessee State Capitol building in Nashville. (Image by Getty Images)
Victorian

Travel Explore Nashville, Tennessee: the beating heart of the American south

Rye House in Hertfordshire, which became the Parr family home in 1517, when Katherine was around five years old. (© James Schutte/Alamy Stock Photo)
Tudor

8 places associated with Henry VIII’s wives

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