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medicine

A Mysterious Plague Doctor Is Haunting This English Town

It's a little worrisome.
Eric Grundhauser June 17, 2016
stonehenge

Stonehenge Was Probably Built in Wales and Moved 160 Miles

It may have been a tomb first.
Erik Shilling June 6, 2016
Entrance to the tunnel
Cookley, England

Drakelow Tunnels

Near Birmingham, England three and a half miles of top-secret tunnels housed a World War II “shadow factory” and a Cold War nuclear bunker.
Henrietta Hyde (Windsor Beauties)
art

What the Most Alluring Women of 17th-Century England Looked Like

Beauty was an asset, a weapon, and a curse for the ladies of the Restoration court.
Ella Morton May 24, 2016
Ravenglass Roman Bath House
Ravenglass, England

Ravenglass Roman Bath House

These Roman ruins in England’s Lake District are 2,000 years old, but look pretty good for their age.
boats

Boaty McBoatface is (Mostly) Dead

Long live Boaty McBoatface.
Erik Shilling May 6, 2016
aircraft

Sonic Booms Shake British Homes After Jets Are Scrambled

"Dad's cat was petrified."
Erik Shilling May 3, 2016
animals

The Epic Century-Long English Battle to Rid Itself of American Squirrels

The American Revolution looks easy compared to the problem of grey squirrels.
Linda Rodriguez McRobbie April 27, 2016
The exterior of the Great Hall of the Palace.
London, England

Eltham Palace

Art Deco and “Wrenaissance” mash-up, this recently restored royal residence has been home to kings and comes with secret monkey passages included.
animals

Sheepdog Quits Job, Runs 240 Miles to Return Home

Pero was just not feeling his new Cumbrian farm.
Erik Shilling April 26, 2016
wild west

Inside Laredo, the Secret, Members-Only Wild West Town in England

Its founders have spent weekends re-enacting American frontier life for over 30 years.
Linda Rodriguez McRobbie April 15, 2016
video

Extreme Speed Pipe Smoking is Not for the Weak of Stomach

Welcome to adrenalin sports, British gentleman style.
Tao Tao Holmes April 12, 2016
news

You Can Buy an Entire Village in England for $28 Million

West Heslerton in the county of Yorkshire is on the market.
Erik Shilling April 5, 2016
Some of the 11 million bricks
Sussex, England

Ouse Valley Viaduct Bridge

The elegant structure of this 19th century railroad bridge creates an illusion of infinity.
games

The World Championship That Takes Place in a British Pub's Parking Lot

The very English tradition of the British and World Marbles Championships.
Linda Rodriguez McRobbie April 4, 2016
castles

Places You Can No Longer Go: Dunwich

This important castle wasn't pushed into the sea by an invading army—it was the weather.
Lucas Adams March 3, 2016
video

Video Wonder: Foot Fights at the World Toe Wrestling Championship

Tao Tao Holmes February 17, 2016
The Magna Carta, printed on vellum in 1215 and held in the British Library.
news

Fleeting Wonders: A Farewell to Vellum

Cara Giaimo February 12, 2016