Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.

London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

One of London’s rare Tudor-era buildings is a fate-defying gatehouse for a church.

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

One of the oldest remaining Catholic churches in England is home to the hand of a 7th-century saint.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

Buried for centuries, this hidden cellar is all that remains of London's medieval Whitefriars Monastery.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

These 1,500-year-old remains were found in a mysterious Anglo-Saxon mass grave.

A winding cave grotto walkway built to provide employment for veterans after World War I.

This Tudor-era castle was once part of King Henry VIII's plan to protect England from invasion.

In a small Kentish seaside stands the former home of one of the greatest science-fiction writers.

One of the oldest seagoing boats in the world can be found at the Dover Museum.

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

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

A set of medieval stained-glass windows tell the gruesome story of a Viking siege.

A wonderfully eccentric Victorian-era museum and library.

Inspired by Thomas Stothard's painting of the "Journey to Canterbury," albeit with Canterbury natives.

A defensive structure built during the Hundred Years War has remained useful in one way or another for nearly 700 years.

A granite plane marks the site where a French aviator completed the first airplane flight across the English channel.

This skewed English house has looked like it's going to fall over for centuries.

Today, Kent's medieval monarchs hold court on a busy pedestrian thoroughfare—or at least their statues do.

A showcase of canine neckwear spanning five centuries of doggie fashion and function.

This statue includes the molehill that toppled a king.