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Front of the Hoover Building
London, England

Hoover Building

A masterpiece of Art Deco architecture hidden in plain sight in West London.
The Keep
Whitby, England

Old Mulgrave Castle

This historic castle was already in ruins by the 13th century.
Gibraltar

Union Jack Steps

Red, white, and blue painted steps along with a Union Jack celebrate the outcome of Gibraltar's 1967 referendum.
The kitchen at Chawton Cottage.
food

Eat Like Jane Austen With Recipes From Her Sister-In-Law's Cookbook

Including dishes straight from her novels.
Reina Gattuso July 12, 2021
Paul Couchman holds the manuscript cookbook.
food

The Chef Recreating 18th-Century Recipes From a Thrift-Shop Find

Bake an old-timey cake from this handwritten cookbook.
Reina Gattuso January 5, 2021
Like the Winskill Stones, pictured here, Riggs Moor sits around Yorkshire Dales National Park.
nature

The Most Remote Places in Britain Are Still Pretty Close to Roads

It's a reminder that there are vanishingly few places on Earth that don’t carry the traces of humans.
Jessica Leigh Hester June 4, 2019
One woman was buried with her feet removed and placed by her side, and her arms behind her head.
relics

Found: Mysterious Ritual Burials From the Iron Age

Ancient Britons had a complicated relationship with the dead.
Jonathan Carey April 16, 2019
Allectus and Apollo were just chilling on a field in Kent.
roman

Found: A Gold Coin From Britain's Roman Revolt

Allectus only reigned for three years, but here he is, nearly two millennia later.
Matthew Taub April 8, 2019
Fish and chips by the sea at Hunstanton, Norfolk.
food

How Fish and Chips Migrated to Great Britain

The fried fish was introduced by Jews fleeing religious persecution.
Abbey Perreault October 19, 2018
Hedgehogs have many admirers in Britain, but no one is sure how many there are.
animals

The Great British Hedgehog Census Is Prickly Business

To understand what's happening with the beloved critters, first you have to find them.
Jessica Leigh Hester September 14, 2018
Harry Potter's Grave.
Ramla, Israel

Harry Potter's Grave

This 1939 grave of a British soldier now receives legions of unlikely visitors.
These tiny models can include dozens of cannons on a single side.
Oxnard, California

Prisoner of War Bone Model Ships

French prisoners carved these boats from the bones of their meat rations.
This quilt was made by an unknown artist, likely in Crimea in the 19th century. It's a relatively simple quilt, requiring straightforward sewing and construction skills.
military history

The Dazzling Quilts of 19th-Century British Soldiers Are Threaded With Mystery

We still don't know how or why they made these elaborate textiles.
Natasha Frost June 19, 2018
An altered sign in Didcot, England, directs drivers to Middle Earth.
news

Mysterious Road Signs to Fictional Places Have Appeared in Didcot, England

This way to Narnia!
Natasha Frost March 20, 2018
London has a lot of green space, but it is often subdivided in ways that aren't hedgehog-friendly.
animals

London Wants Its Hedgehogs Back

How do you make a city more hedgehog-friendly? Step 1: Drill some holes.
Jessica Leigh Hester February 15, 2018
archaeology

Found: 1,600-Year-Old Mosaic, By Amateur Archaeologists

Experts are calling it the most exciting British mosaic discovery in fifty years.
Natasha Frost September 5, 2017
Lord Byron, 1813
literature

The Early Gay Rights Manifesto That Lord Byron (Probably) Didn't Write

In the 19th century, the poem "Don Leon" argued for British Parliament to drop the death penalty for homosexuality.
Michael Waters July 31, 2017