Home of the infamous Cauld Lad of Hylton and one of the inspirations behind "Alice" in Sunderland.

This memorial is dedicated to the hundreds of soldiers from Featherstone who died fighting World War I.

A defensive structure built during the Hundred Years War has remained useful in one way or another for nearly 700 years.

This curious Tudor-era castle was once home to Napoleon's greatest adversary, the Duke of Wellington.

A 13th-century fortified manor house that was once sieged during the English Civil War.

This historic castle was already in ruins by the 13th century.

Oliver Cromwell marched his army over this narrow bridge to victory at the Battle of Preston in 1648.

One of the world’s leading and most extensive archives on the Holocaust, the Nazi era, and genocide, this collection includes published and unpublished works, press cuttings, photographs, and eyewitness testimony.

This foreboding medieval castle was twice besieged by barons rebelling against the English king.

WWII artifacts, including the building itself.

Legend says this public grazing area hasn't been plowed for thousands of years.

In a sleepy village in Oxfordshire, the visionary English writer's gravesite attracts a yearly pilgrimage.

This forgotten chalk mine was reopened thanks to a massive effort from the local community.

This centuries-old canal known as the Cuckoo Dyke has a staircase of locks suitable for a giant.

The "father of immunology" used this humble hut to offer the local people some of the world's first free vaccinations.

This tree was grafted from the actual tree that led Isaac Newton to ponder the theory of gravity.

This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.

The undercroft is a spectacular example of medieval Cistercian architecture.

This lighthouse was crafted as penitence for the theft of wine bound for a monastery.

This purpose-built dinosaur museum is shaped like a pterodactyl and holds fossils that were found in its very village.

This grassy, tree-lined hill shares a name with the much-loved novel that it inspired.

This Norman castle has been the scene of assassination plots, religious persecution, and Nazi conspiracies throughout its long history.

This peaceful oasis appears dreamy, but it's also the site of a nightmarish legend.

This enchanting Victorian estate was home to the world's first hydroelectric power generator.