Where history happened

My favourite place: Bruges, Belgium

Old Wardour Castle

Britain’s 7 most amazing ruins

8 of Britain’s best historical houses and gardens

8 of Britain’s best battlefields

Amber Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. (Getty Images)

My favourite place: Jaipur, India

The Royal Opera House. (Getty Images)

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A view of Old Trail Town, a collection of historic western buildings and artifacts, located in Cody, Wyoming. (Photo by Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images)

General Early Modern

My favourite place: Cody, Wyoming

The University Church of St Mary the Virgin Oxford

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View of the Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, Italy. (Getty Images)

My favourite place: Florence, Italy

High Victorian style garden designed by James Bateman. (Getty Images)

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British prime minister Winston Churchill greeting the crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palace. From left to right: Princess Elizabeth II; the Queen Mother; Churchill, King George VI and Princess Margaret. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

Buckingham Palace’s balcony: a focal point for national celebration

Living through Partition. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ironbridge over the river Severn in Telford, England. (Getty Images)

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Tower Bridge: Uncovering the history of a London landmark

The big question: Is Africa a prisoner of its past?

Elfreth's Alley, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the oldest residential street in the United States. (Photo by John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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Video: Historian Dan Jones on the Great Fire of London 1666

Portico entrance of Oxford's famous Ashmolean Museum. (Dreamstime)

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Government troops patrol a village during the Salvadoran Civil War

The end of El Salvador's civil war

America in World War One and a naval tragedy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Robin Hood statue outside Nottingham Castle. (Getty Images)

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The Russian revolution and myths of ancient Egypt. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

BBC History Magazine

Special offer: Tickets only £5 to join Bettany Hughes for an evening on the history of Istanbul

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Bettany Hughes on the history of Istanbul. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Roman amphitheatre in Caerleon, Wales. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

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Bethlehem. (Getty Images)

My favourite place: Bethlehem, West Bank

Leopold II statue. (Getty Images)

My favourite place: the Belgian coast

The secrets of 6 of Britain’s most famous castles – with Dan Jones

A dirt road in the Alabama Hills of the Eastern Sierra Nevada. The road leads to Mount Whitney and Lone Pine Peak. (Photo by Mimi Ditchie Photography/Getty Images)

My favourite place: California, USA