The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

A gorge full of caverns where early humans lived alongside cave hyenas, giant mammoths and wooly rhinoceroses.

Isaac Newton's former home, where the famous apple tree still stands.

These abandoned coal mine towers near Sherwood Forest might soon boast the U.K.’s longest zip-line.

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

English Protestants once criticized this enormous private chapel for being too ornate.

The undercroft is a spectacular example of medieval Cistercian architecture.

A 13th-century inn where the ill-fated King Charles I spent his last night of freedom.

Exquisite carvings of leaves, Green Men, and the occasional dragon adorn a medieval chapter house.

In the U.K., a historic workhouse shines a light on the early, harsh treatment of the poor.

A medieval relic whose great hall once hosted Mayflower pilgrims, one of Henry VIII’s ill-fated wives, and plenty of royal intrigue.

Once the largest factory complex in all of Europe, this converted shopping center celebrates its industrial past in a big way.

This English medieval castle is where King John died of dysentery.

This century-old cinema is complete with musical interludes and boasts a rare projection system.

The charming collection illustrates life in Lincolnshire in the 18th through 20th centuries.

Inside this chapel, Victorian jailers took the separate system to new levels.

Modern commuters still pass through this 2,000-year-old Roman archway.

The oldest of the three remaining bridges in England with buildings on top of them.

Legend says this demonic carving inside a medieval cathedral was one of Satan's minions.

The world's first military tank was designed in this English city amid the stalemate of WWI trench warfare.