Royalty

This castle played host to the largest great hall found in medieval Central Europe.

This tablet indicates where the tragic monarch returned to begin her tumultuous downfall.

This ducal residence was once home to a future Russian empress and a French king in exile.

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

These precariously placed ruins harken back to a 13th-century castle.

This woodland area is a lasting tribute to the Queen Mother.

Before the more famous Royal Palace of Caserta, the king of Naples first commissioned this overlooked residence.

A rococo room covered entirely in porcelain originally constructed for another royal residence.

A creepy tree with a local legend that inspired a nearby theme park ride.

The ruins of an early-18th-century complex that could once house up to 12,000 horses.

A stone, covered in metal, commemorating an event that happened somewhere else a thousand years ago.

The oldest Muslim cemetery in Singapore, with a strong royal connection.

This statue was a gift to commemorate the Thai monarch's first visit to a foreign land.