For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.

Once a palace for the Archbishop of York, these 15th-century ruins now serve as a haunt for history buffs.

It is against the law to obstruct the view from the top of this English burial mound.

On the eve of a condemned prisoner's death, this bell rang 12 times outside their cell.

This astronomical clock is the second oldest in England.

A movable feast that is an East London institution.

This hill and tower are steeped in legend, from King Arthur to the Holy Grail.

This English medieval castle is where King John died of dysentery.

Built in the 1300s, this magnificent building that hosted England's kings and queens transports you to the Middle Ages.

Carved initials which are nearly 500 years old preserve the deposed Queen's presence at Hampton Court Palace.

These medieval monastery ruins are surprisingly overlooked by most tourists.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

Centuries of human activity have forged an eerie landscape of ruins and craters on an exposed and windswept hilltop.

One of the oldest seagoing boats in the world can be found at the Dover Museum.

The alleged birthplace of Lady Jane Grey, who was executed at age 16 for claiming the throne of England.

Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

Where Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926.

A quiet country churchyard holds a monument to the last known sin-eater in England.

The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.

It's believed Matilda Fitzwalter's life was the basis for the famed literary figure.

Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.

Henry VIII's forgotten castle was built by the gunpowder-obsessed king to be defended solely by cannons.

A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.