St Paul’s Cathedral

Architecture

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The country house at war. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Panoramic view of Krak des Chevaliers, a medieval stone fortress atop a grassy hill overlooking a green valley under a blue sky

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This Celtic castle was so terrifying that even the Romans were too scared to attack it. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Two traditional thatched-roof huts made of mud and wood standing in a grassy field, decorated with striking red, white, and yellow painted geometric patterns under a blue sky.

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Are these the world’s oldest cities? Inside the megasites that Soviet authorities didn’t want you to see. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A large historic plantation-style house sits among tall oak trees draped with Spanish moss. The house has a wide front porch with ornate wrought‑iron railings, green shutters, and several dormer windows on the roof. A garden pathway leads to the front steps, bordered by manicured plants and shaded by the surrounding trees.

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I visited one of America's "most haunted" historical sites. What I found there astonished me. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A historic timber‑framed building with white plaster infill, exposed dark beams, and leaded diamond‑pane windows features an ornate carved wooden entrance and a tiled roof.

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The Tudor village that time left behind. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A collage featuring portraits of several historical figures linked to infamous crimes, including a Victorian woman at the center, a mustached man in period clothing, a Renaissance-era woman in ornate dress, and another older figure in a hat. Behind them are a chalk-style body outline on a blue textured background and an old multi‑story building with arched windows

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History's most notorious crime scenes: from Lizzie Borden's lair to HH Holmes's 'murder castle'. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A collage of a man in Nazi uniform in front of a large building

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I've just been inside a Nazi monster's mansion – and what I found there was deeply haunting. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Think you know everything about ancient Rome? These 25 facts will prove otherwise. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

View of the White House, home to the US President

21st Century

When was the White House built – and why is it white?

Frogmore Cottage and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Victorian

Your history guide to Frogmore Cottage: who has lived there before?

A landscape image shows a grey and orange stone wall in a semi-circle shape, overlooking a large hill range and a blue sky. On either side of it there are trees

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Kavita Puri's hidden histories: the enduring appeal of archaeological sites. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Many brightly coloured teacups with triangular handles sit on top of a white table. To the left, one of them is being picked up. The person is wearing a green bracelet on the arm they are using to hold the cup

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Designs for life: the lasting impact of Art Deco. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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General ancient history

Wanderlust: Bettany Hughes on the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

A hand in the top right corner is rubbing out the picture on a scroll of paper. Four historical characters watch on and try to stay out of his way

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Michael Wood on the struggle of memory against forgetting | "Place names are signposts to the past". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Michelangelo Buonarroti

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Michelangelo: the Renaissance polymath who transformed Western art

Ancient Egyptian pyramids against a purple starry sky

Ancient Egypt

ConspiracyWere the pyramids built by aliens?

St Paul's Cathedral photographed through the smoke after a night when the German air force bombed London

Second World War

"War's greatest picture"? Inside the night St Paul's Cathedral survived the Blitz

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Secrets of medieval churches. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The golden age of the country house. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Crystal Palace burns down in December 1936

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Q&AThe Crystal Palace was constructed of iron and glass – so how and why did it burn down?

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Howard with his dad in front of a blue plaque.

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My life in historyBlue plaques historian at English Heritage. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Regency Masterclass, with Dr Lizzie Rogers. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Royal Pavilion in Brighton

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QuizIntroduction to the Regency. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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