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September’s historic trips… Ten things to do

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The man best associated with the new style of landscape gardening was William Kent (c1686–1748), a Yorkshire-born artist and architect. (Public domain)

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Credit: f.259r The Siege of Chateau-Gaillard in 1204 when Philip Augustus of France (1165-1223) defeated King John (Lackland) of England (1199-1216), from the Grandes Chroniques de France, 1375-79 (vellum) by French School, (14th century)
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King John and the French invasion of England

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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)

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The seal matrix of Robert fitz Walter, who was outlawed in 1213, charged with plotting King John's death. (Culture Club/Getty Images)

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Mohandas Ghandi, 'the father of the nation', enjoys a laugh with his two granddaughters. (Photo by Bettmann via Getty Images)

Dandy Gandhi to naked Fakir: the Indian leader’s revolutionary dress code

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Has Britain always united behind commemorations of the war dead?

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

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Nazis marching through Guernsey during the Second World War, 1940. (Photo by Express/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

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The dark art of blackmail prepared Charles Théveneau de Morande well for a career in espionage. (Alamy)

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A portrait of Charles II wearing the robes of the Order of the Garter. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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