The Scottish castle Monty Python made famous hides a far darker royal story

Built in the late 1300s by the ambitious Duke of Albany, Doune Castle has survived more than 600 years of intrigue, sieges and daring escapes with remarkably little changed.

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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
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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Edward II chose love and lost everything he held dear

Edward II chose love and lost everything he held dear
The Royal Guard's bearskin caps unveil two centuries of royal tradition

The Royal Guard's bearskin caps unveil two centuries of royal tradition

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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
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Why Arundel's castle, cathedral and cosy pubs make it a contender for Britain's best town
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Scotland's rotating wonder lifts boats and enchants half a million visitors yearly
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Discover Britain's ten finest museums where living history shines
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Edward II chose love and lost everything he held dear

Edward II chose love and lost everything he held dear
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The Royal Guard's bearskin caps unveil two centuries of royal tradition

The Royal Guard's bearskin caps unveil two centuries of royal tradition
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A dismissed bakery blaze that gutted London and sparked Wren's architectural genius

A dismissed bakery blaze that gutted London and sparked Wren's architectural genius
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How Queen Victoria's burial items exposed the sentimental side hidden by black mourning
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Hitler's deputy parachutes into Scottish mystery that endures today

Hitler's deputy parachutes into Scottish mystery that endures today