History

Bletchley Park's 10,000 codebreakers signed the Official Secrets Act and not one talked

Ruth Bourne was 18 when the Navy sent her to a windowless room full of Bombe machines and told her never to ask what the work meant.

Travel

Ask at this Winchester almshouse and you still get free bread and beer, tourists included

Ask at this Winchester almshouse and you still get free bread and beer, tourists included
The Mayor of Casterbridge can still be walked scene by scene through modern Dorchester

The Mayor of Casterbridge can still be walked scene by scene through modern Dorchester

Royals

Royal protection officers called Queen Elizabeth "Sharon" when she was out in public

Royal protection officers called Queen Elizabeth "Sharon" when she was out in public
King George V's only daughter left the palace for Yorkshire and a "Downton" legacy

King George V's only daughter left the palace for Yorkshire and a "Downton" legacy

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The city marking America's 250th was planned by a Quaker England kept jailing

The city marking America's 250th was planned by a Quaker England kept jailing
Royals
Royal protection officers called Queen Elizabeth "Sharon" when she was out in public

Royal protection officers called Queen Elizabeth "Sharon" when she was out in public
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Wales still has around 100 male voice choirs and visitors can sit in on rehearsals for free

Wales still has around 100 male voice choirs and visitors can sit in on rehearsals for free
Autumn is the season to walk Edinburgh, from Castle Rock down to Holyrood

Autumn is the season to walk Edinburgh, from Castle Rock down to Holyrood
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Newtonmore's 80-acre folk museum lets you walk into a Highland village from 1700

Newtonmore's 80-acre folk museum lets you walk into a Highland village from 1700
Travel
Liverpool's Beatles trail still rocks 66 years after those first Cavern nights

Liverpool's Beatles trail still rocks 66 years after those first Cavern nights
Royals
King George V's only daughter left the palace for Yorkshire and a "Downton" legacy

King George V's only daughter left the palace for Yorkshire and a "Downton" legacy
History
Incredible Prince Albert facts you've probably never heard of

Incredible Prince Albert facts you've probably never heard of
The Scottish castle Monty Python made famous hides a far darker royal story

The Scottish castle Monty Python made famous hides a far darker royal story
Travel
Why autumn is the time to explore Aberdeenshire, Scotland's land of 300 castles

Why autumn is the time to explore Aberdeenshire, Scotland's land of 300 castles
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Follow Lizzie Bennet to Pemberley on an autumn journey through Austen's Peak District

Follow Lizzie Bennet to Pemberley on an autumn journey through Austen's Peak District
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Why Arundel's castle, cathedral and cosy pubs make it a contender for Britain's best town

Why Arundel's castle, cathedral and cosy pubs make it a contender for Britain's best town