Architecture

Photo of Mount Grace Priory

Q&A https://www.historyextra.com/period/what-was-a-charterhouse/

Photo of Lincoln Cathedral

Q&A What overtook the Great Pyramid of Giza as the tallest manmade structure?

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When completed in the early 12th century, Durham Cathedral was

Where history happened: Norman churches . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A view of Lindisfarne Castle, where a former priory became a naval depot. (Getty Images)

Where history happened: the Tudor navy . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The White Tower, one of the oldest parts of the Tower of London complex, was built by William the Conqueror. (Getty Images)

Castles of the Conqueror

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Durham Cathedral on a sunny day. Taken near to the water of the River Wear. (Dreamstime)

Where history happened: pilgrimage . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Tower of London. More than 30 inmates successfully broke out of the royal fortress between the 12th and 18th centuries. (Photo by Tetra Images/Getty Images)

How to escape from the Tower of London

A monumental misunderstanding

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Illustration by Jonty Clark.

Ye Olde Travel Guide: Samarkand 1404 . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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English Houses 1300–1800

Map of Bayham Park from ‘Repton’s Landscape Gardening and Landscape Architecture’ by JC Loudon. (Photo by The Life Picture Collection/Getty Images)

John Claudius Loudon (1783–1843)