Tudor

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Flodden 1513: the biggest ever Anglo-Scottish battle

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Margam Park, Port Talbot

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Smithills Hall, Bolton

In 1926, a time of social and political strife, the country unified in celebrating the birth of Princess Elizabeth. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

6 royal births that rocked a nation

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General prehistory

Isle of Tiree, Hebrides

A woodcut depicting a witch hanging in England, c17th Century. (Bettmann via Getty Images)

Witches in the dock: 10 of Britain’s most infamous witch trials

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Helmingham Hall, Suffolk

Aerial view of the Roman fort of Vercovicium

10 places where history was made

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Visit historic Conwy

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Strangers’ Hall, Norwich

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Goodrich Castle, Herefordshire

The Spanish Armada: Tudor spin portrayed the events of August 1588 as a glorious English victory but, argues Robert Hutchinson, bad weather and bad tactics had more to do with the Spanish fleet's failure than Elizabethan derring-do. (Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

The Spanish Armada: England’s lucky escape

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Visit historic Warwick

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Grosvenor Museum, Chester

This 14th-century miniature shows men enjoying a glass of red wine. Alcohol features prominently in medieval and Tudor accounts of breakfast. (DeAgostini/Getty Images)

How the Tudors invented breakfast