Architecture

Families in a London slum, c1900

From slums to suburbs: Britain’s council house revolution

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Winchester Cathedral

From King Alfred to Jane Austen: a historical tour of Winchester . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Chatsworth House, where Elizabeth I ordered for Mary, Queen of Scots to be imprisoned after she abdicated and fled from Scotland to England in 1567. (Photo by Chatsworth House Trust)

Britain’s 7 most amazing stately homes

High heaven: Lindisfarne Castle rises above the beach. It's a steep climb to the castle entrance. (Photo by Alamy)

History Explorer The Holy Island of Lindisfarne

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St Fagans Castle and gardens

A visit to St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Construction of a medieval church

Bravado or blunder? Architectural fails of medieval church builders

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Marc Morris at BBC History Magazine's 2017 History Weekend (Photo by Steve Sayers)

Secrets of Britain’s castles . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Notre Dame of Paris at first light (Photo by Captblack76-Dreamstime.com)

Notre-Dame . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Towards the end of the third century BC, the First Emperor of China sought to make his new state immortal by shielding it with what would be the earliest predecessor to the Great Wall. (Photo by Jean-Luc PETIT/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

A brief history of border walls – from 2,000 BC to Trump’s Mexico wall

Frogmore Cottage

Your history guide to Frogmore Cottage

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A view from the Choir of Canterbury Cathedral looking towards Trinity Chapel, which was built in the 12th century to house the remains of Thomas Becket. (Photo by Alamy)

History explorer The wonder of medieval cathedrals . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Plaza de Armas in historic center of Cusco, Peru

Explore Cusco, Peru: Navel of the Incan world . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A statue of Robert the Bruce at Stirling Castle in Scotland. The castle

BBC presenter Neil Oliver on his top 5 must-visit places in Britain

The entrance to Bodiam Castle.

From magnificent ruins to imposing forts: 10 must-visit British castles

Photograph by Heinrich Hoffmann of Hitler and architects visiting the construction site of the Berghof around Christmas 1935. From left to right: Leonhard Gall, Gerdy Troost, Hitler, and Wilhelm Brückner, Hitler’s chief adjutant. (United States National Archives, College Park, Maryland)

Second World War

Where did Adolf Hitler live? The homes of the führer and how they were used as Nazi propaganda