History in England

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

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

At high tide, the base of the lighthouse covers practically every inch of the island.

A treasure trove of astronomical, mathematical, and scientific instruments at Cambridge University.

One of Bristol's best-hidden gems has ties to Lord Byron, whence it became the nation's first reformatory school for girls.

The final resting place of George Washington's Grandma.

A rotating bridge that carries a little canal over a larger one.

The "beautiful" equation predicting the movement of all electromagnetic particles is engraved in front of Newton's tomb.

WWII artifacts, including the building itself.