Castles and palaces

The entrance to Bodiam Castle.

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Royal palaces of the Hundred Years’ War

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Dover Castle, Kent. (Photo by Olaf Protze/LightRocket via Getty Images)

England’s 8 most amazing castles

Clifford's Tower, York, North Yorkshire, 1997. Clifford's Tower is the keep of the former York castle. The present stone keep was built on the man-made earth motte in the early 14th century, and due to subsidence it cracked in two places. (Photo by English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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18th-century snapshots of Windsor Castle

Aerial view of the Roman fort of Vercovicium

10 places where history was made

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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.