Where history happened

Robbie Khan © Portchester Castle in Hampshire was intended as a coastal defence
The end of Roman Britain: Where History Happened
[25th August 2010]

The Roman period in Britain is commonly said to conclude in AD 410 when the legions were called home, yet the story is a little more complicated than that. We visit nine places associated with the empire's collapse. 

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The Temple of Neptune at Sheringham Park, Norfolk © NTPL/Brian & Nina Chapple
The English landscape garden
[16th August 2010]

The landscape garden is one of England’s greatest artistic achievements. We visit nine of the most remarkable 

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Birds flying in Hyde Park, where marches were held in support of votes for women
The fight for women's suffrage
[15th July 2010]

We chart the defining events in the bitter, and sometimes bloody, campaign to secure the vote for women in Britain

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Where History Happened: Chartism
[12th May 2010]

Millions united in support of the People’s Charter in the mid-19th century. Here we visit nine places connected to this ground-breaking movement

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Museum of Science and Industry Manchester
Where History Happened: The Birth of the Railways
[30th March 2010]

The first steam locomotives helped make Britain the most powerful nation in the world. We visit eight places associated with the dawn of rail travel.

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Arundel Castle in Sussex © Alamy
Stephen and Matilda: Where History Happened
[18th February 2010]

This little-known power struggle between competing claimants to the throne had consequences that reverberated through history. We visit eight places associated with the dispute.

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The bombed-out shell of Coventry Cathedral © Robert Harding
Where History Happened: The Blitz
[17th December 2009]

From September 1940 until May 1941, cities all around Britain were subject to sustained enemy bombing. We visit nine places affected by the attacks.

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Where History Happened: The Norman Conquest
[19th November 2009]

In the first of a new series we explore the places associated with the momentous events of 1066 and its aftermath

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Alnwick Castle, where Thomas Percy was constable before joining Robert Catesby
Where History Happened: The Gunpowder Plot
[5th November 2009]

In 1605 a small group of disaffected Catholics came within a whisker of blowing the king and parliament to smithereens. We visit nine places associated with this bloody scheme

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Skara Brae
Prehistoric Village People
[9th September 2009]

The Orkney Islands are a mecca for prehistoric enthusiasts. Dave Musgrove went in search of the Neolithic people whose villages, burial places and enigmatic ritual structures still survive to this day

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