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

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.

Ancient human remains unearthed around the iconic monument.

Part museum, part piece of Arthurian-inspired history, this stately hall attracts King Arthur fans from miles away.

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

One of the largest megalithic complexes in England, which local legend holds is a wedding party turned to stone by the Devil.

A Neolithic burial site built 1,000 years before Stonehenge.

This dreamy street will transport you to wintertime in Victorian England.

A preserved block of timber buildings from the city's industrial era in the Middle Ages.

A mysterious crater-like pond has a spooky tendency to empty and fill with complete disregard to rainfall patterns.

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.

A slightly surreal menagerie of structures that were lovingly spared from demolition and reconstructed in a field.

A headstone notes where the most famous of Robin Hood's legendary Merry Men is reportedly buried.

The world's oldest model village.

The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.

Beasts and branches swirl in sandstone carvings, interrupted by one strange creature.

This 2,000-year-old tree inspired the nursery rhyme "Rock-a-bye Baby."

These medieval tunnels provided water to the city above through centuries of civil war and plague.

The storied English village that pretended to be insane inspired NYC's nickname and the fictional namesake in the DC Comics universe.

In the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lies the alleged resting place of the legendary king.

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.