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Once castles became obsolete, England's power brokers built prodigy houses with more glass than wall. Ten Elizabethan treasures to visit, from Hardwick Hall and Longleat to Kenilworth Castle and the Globe. https://t.co/kCw8uFkYuk

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Tower Bridge is not a drawbridge at all, and its roadways still lift around 800 times a year. From the Great Smog to the Olympic rings, here are the defining moments of London's most photographed crossing. https://t.co/Y6zrx252ZW

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An entire 18th century Highland township stands rebuilt in a clearing at Newtonmore, and admission costs nothing. Step inside a smoky blackhouse, a one room schoolroom and a working farm frozen in the 1930s. https://t.co/N1b1LmJj8K

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Norse earls ruled these islands for six centuries, and St. Magnus Cathedral has stood over Kirkwall since 1137. Just ten miles from the Scottish mainland, Orkney still feels like another world. https://t.co/8VS1tNfTJq

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William Wilberforce brought his motion year after year, and wept when the Commons finally voted 283 to 16. The full timeline of how Britain dismantled the slave trade, from Quaker pamphlets to the abolition of slavery in 1833. https://t.co/IWNXaObv97

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Around 100 male voice choirs still sing across Wales, and many welcome visitors to rehearsals free of charge. Born in the chapels and coalfields of the Valleys, the Land of Song has never stopped harmonizing. https://t.co/VWht2rzEk3

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Families were split apart at the door, and inmates rose early for ten hour days breaking stones and picking oakum. Southwell's preserved workhouse asks whether Victorian Britain's poor had it worse inside or out. https://t.co/WjM53WZHa1

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In 1607 news traveled no faster than a horse or a sail, and half the world was still unknown to England. This is the Britain that the Jamestown settlers and the Pilgrims left behind. https://t.co/a7hg3ITM3n

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The Cavern Club is still rocking more than 60 years after four local lads played 296 shows in that basement. Penny Lane, Strawberry Field and Mathew Street make Liverpool the ultimate Beatles pilgrimage. https://t.co/DLnIb8xd1S

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King George V's only daughter left the palace for Harewood House in Yorkshire and the first royal wedding ever featured in Vogue. Her gift fund sent £100,000 of Christmas presents to soldiers and sailors in 1914. https://t.co/HGpfykXbR6

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Churchill called marrying her his most brilliant achievement, and his own chief of staff said the war would have gone differently without her. The remarkable life of Clementine Hozier, from a scandalous parentage to a damehood. https://t.co/wKYiBqCmD8

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Built on seven hills like Rome, Auld Reekie packs 600 years of Scottish history into a walkable city center. From Castle Rock down the Royal Mile to Holyrood, here is how to see Edinburgh properly. https://t.co/1e16AE5UAb

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Mail hauberks, kite shields, war axes and crossbows decided the fight at Hastings in 1066. Here is exactly how William's men were armed when they landed at Pevensey. https://t.co/KLq5LiRGcg

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From lush and dwt to ych a fi and Nessa's famous greeting, Welsh slang is unlike anything else in Britain. Here are the words and phrases you need before your next trip to Wales. https://t.co/rPjGjzh5bw

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Cornwall says jam first and Devon insists on cream, and the argument has never been settled. Here is the blackberry and apple scone recipe worth taking sides over. https://t.co/Lr1o9QPbrY

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Queen Victoria proposed to him, and he was her first cousin, born two months apart and delivered by the same midwife. Five facts about Prince Albert that go far beyond the love story. https://t.co/ibcQwPbAh5

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A Norman castle, a Gothic cathedral, and a high street free of chain stores helped Arundel top a list of Britain's best towns. See why visitors and locals alike can't get enough of this West Sussex gem. https://t.co/sfxLJeMcWQ

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Follow Elizabeth Bennet's journey through Blenheim, Bakewell, and Chatsworth, the grand house widely believed to be Pemberley. Pack your bonnet for a Pride and Prejudice tour of the Peak District. https://t.co/Ci4RQ5hi5n

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The Falkirk Wheel lifts boats 115 feet between two canals using about as much power as boiling eight kettles. Hop aboard the world's only rotating boat lift, a ride even Queen Elizabeth never got to take. https://t.co/P77PlVyJyh

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Four magnificent Cistercian abbey ruins lie within 100 miles of each other in Yorkshire, including a World Heritage Site. Follow the rise and fall of the White Monks on an unforgettable road trip. https://t.co/dd2l0OnkvN