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Russian tsars: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Bamburgh Castle is an imposing coastal fortress in North-East England

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Bamburgh Castle: The Real Bebbanburg of The Last Kingdom

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Wild urban spaces: a history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Shepton Mallet Prison

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Patriarchy’s long roots. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Miles Russell at Stonehenge alongside archaeologists Timothy Darvill and Geoffrey Wainwright

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History's Greatest CitiesOrigin myths and tourist tips. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

King Alfonso XIII of Spain, Charles I of England, Puyi of China and Lydia Liliuokalani of Hawaii

The kingdom is deadWhat causes monarchies to fail?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sirens, succubi & sex symbols: a history of female monsters. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Why might the definition of treasure be changing? Five things we learnt from our conversation with heritage minister Lord Parkinson. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Aerial view of the 2,000-year-old Gaziantep Castle in Turkey, showing the damage caused by the earthquakes that hit the nation and neighbouring Syria in February 2023 (Photo by Yan Zhigang/VCG via Getty Images)

Preservation of heritage sites: what happens in the aftermath of a catastrophe?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Landmarks of Prague

Prague historyCastles, cathedrals and conflict. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Arnolfini portrait painting – oil on wood – appears to depict a wealthy couple holding hands in a domestic setting, the bed perhaps indicating that they are in a bedchamber

Art historyWhat great paintings say. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.