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A rocky, remote outcrop in Scotland inspired the realisation that the Earth was millions of years old – and led Charles Darwin to his theory of evolution.
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Created by accident in 1869, the Kendal mint cake has played an outsized role in mountaineering history – including fuelling the first ascent of Mt Everest.
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Rising tides swept away King John’s baggage carts – and treasure – in 1216. Now, a local man has become obsessed with a quest to find the hoard, using some unconventional methods.
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Nestled upon the banks of the River Severn lies the Shropshire town of Ironbridge, a modest Victorian settlement with a world-changing history.
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Scotland's Outer Hebrides can be rainy, remote and cold – yet their inhabitants rank as the happiest people in the UK. What is their secret?
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Scotland’s Fair Isle is remote, challenging – and a magnet for new settlers, who have been inspired to move here by everything from a childhood jumper to a radio broadcast.
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For centuries, the Spitalfields neighbourhood has been home to London’s newcomers – and one address in particular has welcomed them all.
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Abandoned in the 19th Century after a plague epidemic, the isle of Eynhallow remains a time capsule in Scotland’s remote Orkney Islands.
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