Royalty

The final resting place of the last "gypsy king" of Poland.

The birthplace of the ferocious William the Conqueror, this castle is awash in medieval history.

This enigmatic stone pool is all that remains of an ancient palace.

The ruins of the bathhouse used by the ill-fated last Aztec emperor still lie in Chapultepec Park.

This was once a hall in which a 16th-century royal banquet was hosted by King James VI of Scotland.

Legend has it this gnarled old tree was planted by Tsar Peter the Great during his visit to London.

This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.

Nobles would stage mock naval battles on this large lake at the Royal Palace of Caserta.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

The original resting place of Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony's only daughter.

This influential Renaissance-era library was once the haunt of kings and monks.

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

An impressive armored bronze effigy marks the tomb of one of the medieval era's greatest warriors.

This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.

The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.

This abandoned convent keeps the tomb of a legendary beheaded princess.