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The June/July 2025 issue of Discover Britain is out now!

This issue we’re exploring the beautiful county of Dorset, which Thomas Hardy called home
A thatched cottage covered in flowers in dorset, england
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9 famous highwaymen (and women!) from British history

The romantic image of the highwayman endures to this day, but what’s the real story behind these rugged rogues and their infamous exploits? Here are 9 famous highwaymen (and women!) from British history...
A painting of 'gallant highwayman' Claude Duval by William Powell Frith
King Henry VI of England: Good man, bad king?
5 historic places where Queen Elizabeth I lived
The Black Douglases
A new exhibition explores the mystery of the Arnish Moor Man, preserved in a peat bog for 250 years
The clan history of the Isle of Skye
The Glencoe Massacre: Valley of loss
Flora MacDonald
Bonnie Prince Charlie’s life and legacy
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Alice in Wonderland’s Oxford: A sideways look

Author and Professor Peter Hunt tells us about his new book, Alice’s Oxford: People and Places that Inspired Wonderland, which explores the places and people in Oxford that inspired Lewis Carroll
The Mad Hatter's tea party
The real-life ‘Mr Grubers Antiques’ from Paddington is for sale in London’s Notting Hill
London’s Villages: Sloane Square
Was King Arthur from Cornwall? Searching for Camelot
What is tartan noir? Murder most Scottish
Fort William: An unbeatable base
Historic Environment Scotland launch Urquhart Castle Tartan ahead of Tartan Day 2025
Stonehaven: Serenity by the sea
100 years of royal photographs go on display at The King’s Gallery in Edinburgh
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