The mystery of history’s lost tombs

Each issue we investigate the most ghostly places to visit. Here we take a look at the spookily beautiful city of York

BETTANY HUGHES on bringing seven magnificent monuments to life

From dilapidated cottages to the site of a notorious nuclear disaster, what is behind the longing to seek out abandoned places, asks Katie Scott

A war surgeon’s struggles David Nott has spent ...

Buying a property that includes a ruin carries undoubted romance, but there are caveats, reminds Lucy Denton, who advises on the help at hand

Islam: A New History from Muhammad to the ...