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Lord Leycester Hospital © Rex Features
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Warwick
[Medieval]] [[Tudor]] [[Stuart]] [[Georgian]

Julian Humphrys visits one of England’s most attractive towns and remembers the fire that so radically changed its appearance.

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Steep Hill © Alamy
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Lincoln Cathedral quarter
[Roman]] [[Invaders]] [[Norman]

Julian Humphrys battles up Lincoln’s steep streets to discover a historical gem.

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The only medieval cathedral in England to boast three spires © alamy
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Lichfield
[Medieval]] [[Tudor]] [[Stuart]] [[Georgian]] [[Victorian]

Julian Humphrys visits one of England’s smallest cathedral cities, which was once a cultural powerhouse and home to such luminaries as Erasmus Darwin and Samuel Johnson.

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Carlisle
[Norman]] [[Medieval]] [[Tudor]] [[Stuart]] [[Georgian]

Julian Humphrys visits a city that was battered by centuries of cross-border skirmishing before becoming home to numerous industries, including printing and weaving

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Conwy Castle has stood sentinel over the town since the 13th century © Dreamstim
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Conwy
[Norman]] [[Medieval]] [[Tudor]] [[Victorian]

Julian Humphrys marvels at the architecture of a North Wales town that has frequently found itself at the forefront of national affairs since it was built on the command of Edward I

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The house's magnificent facade and main entrance
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Argyll’s Lodging, Stirling
[Stuart]

Visit Scotland's best example of a 17th-century aristocratic town house, standing in the shadow of Stirling Castle

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