Allahabad is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in the north of India. It was formerly under control of the Mughal Empire in the early seventeenth century.

Aligarh is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in the north of India. It was the site of the Battle of Aligarh on 1 September 1803, in which the British Duke of Wellington’s Regiment laid siege to the fort to establish British rule.

Venice is a city in the northeast of Italy, spread across 118 islands in the Venetian Lagoon.

The Duomo di Milano is the cathedral of Milan (the largest cathedral in Italy) and the seat of the Archbishop of Milan.

Emilia-Romagna is a region in the northeast of Italy, made up of the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The region’s capital city is Bologna. The region became part of the Kingdom of Italy between 1859 and 1861.

Wordsworth and his brothers were raised in Hawskhead village after the death of his mother in 1778.  Near here, around Graythwaite wood, Wordsworth had the experience recounted in "Nutting."