Visiting the Tower of London: A Prison for the Powerful
Visiting the Tower of London: why its most famous prisoners weren't criminals, but people who had once stood closest to the throne.
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Visiting Culloden Battlefield: Scotland’s Last Pitched Battle
Visiting Culloden Battlefield: the site of Scotland's last pitched battle, why the moor had to be rebuilt to look like 1746, and what its clan graves reveal.
Visiting Derinkuyu: The World’s Largest Underground City
Derinkuyu is the world's largest excavated underground city, an 85 metre deep complex carved into Cappadocia's volcanic rock. Discover its history, defensive engineering and how to visit today.
Visiting London on 5th November: Guy Fawkes Night
Visiting London during Bonfire Night: the history behind Guy Fawkes Night, the Gunpowder Plot, and where to see London's best fireworks displays today.
Visiting the Hill of Ward: Ireland’s Birthplace of Halloween
Visit the Hill of Ward in County Meath, Ireland, the birthplace of Halloween, where ancient Samhain fire rituals inspired today's festival.
Visiting Verdun Battlefield: The Douaumont Ossuary
Our guide to visiting Verdun battlefield. Expect a profound and deeply personal encounter with the ghosts of the Great War.
Visiting Pompeii: The City In Ash
Visiting Pompeii: the Roman city buried by Vesuvius in AD 79, preserved in remarkable detail down to bread in ovens, wheel ruts and street graffiti. A guide to its history, plaster casts and the ongoing debate over the eruption's true date.