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My favourite historical places: Professor Peter Barry

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My favourite historical places: Professor Robert Bickers

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Professor Richard Bradley investigates the Neolithic tomb of Wayland's Smithy. The stone monument we see today hides an earlier wooden structure that held the remains of 14 people. (Photo by Oliver Edwards)
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Ye olde travel guide: Thessalonica 1423

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A photograph of historian Sarah Foot at St Mary the Virgin Church
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Illustration by Jonty Clark, based on Alfred Russel Wallace's 1868 map.
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The Royal Artillery Memorial in London is a tribute to the immense power of artillery and its dominant role in the Great War. Pictured here is a bronze statue of a Royal Artillery driver, leaning back against the parapet in an attitude of exhaustion or contemplation. (Photo by View Pictures/UIG via Getty Images)
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Tironensian communities such as that of Kelso Abbey were particularly popular in Scotland. (Heartland-Arts/Getty Images)
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Aerial view of the Roman fort of Vercovicium
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10 places where history was made

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When completed in the early 12th century, Durham Cathedral was
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Where history happened: Norman churches . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.