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Lyndhurst, England

Bolton's Bench

According to legend, a noble knight and a terrible dragon lie beneath this storied hill.
Farnham, England

Waverley Abbey

The ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian monastery can be found alongside World War II tank traps and pillboxes.
photography

The Museum of Youth Culture Wants Your Teenage Memories

Your awkward, rebellious stage, it turns out, is history.
Matthew Taub May 20, 2020
music

For Sale: The Wooden Stage From The Beatles' First Concert

Including its old Victorian-era nails.
Matthew Taub March 24, 2020
London, England

Supper Club Tube

A decommissioned tube carriage within a London museum hosts a regular pop-up supper club.
native americans

America's First Banned Book Really Ticked Off the Plymouth Puritans

The author, known as the "Lord of Misrule," had the audacity to erect a maypole in Massachusetts.
Matthew Taub November 1, 2019
prisons

Australia's First Published Dictionary Was Dedicated to 'Convict Slang'

The "flash" language reflected the makeup of the British penal colony at the time.
Matthew Taub October 7, 2019
medieval

Found: 2,500 Medieval Coins, and Evidence of Tax Evasion

Making heads or tails of a discovery in southwestern England.
Matthew Taub August 28, 2019
politics

The World's Shortest War Ended Less Than an Hour After It Started

But it’s not easy to say how long the Anglo-Zanzibar War actually was.
Isaac Schultz July 29, 2019
music

For Sale: 40 Years of Vinyl Singles That Topped the British Charts

Tim Claydon collected each and every No. 1 record released between 1952 and 1992.
Matthew Taub July 5, 2019
archaeology

Found: The Original Home of England's Doomed '9-Day Queen'

Stone structures beneath Bradgate House may be the real birthplace of Lady Jane Grey.
Jonathan Carey July 1, 2019
musical wonders

This Could Be England's Earliest Known Christian Burial

Sixteen years of research have revealed the secrets of a major excavation.
Matthew Taub May 13, 2019
science

How to Dress Like an 18th-Century Astronomer

Eventually, quilted, glittering pajamas gave way to parkas and moon boots.
Jessica Leigh Hester May 9, 2019
flowers

This British Orchid Is Under Guard in a Secret Location

The last wild lady's slipper in the U.K. is a target for thieves.
Reina Gattuso April 11, 2019
sewers

A Pretty, Seaside Town in England Vanquished Its Giant Fatberg

It took several weeks, protective masks, and elbow grease. Oh, and also pickaxes.
Jessica Leigh Hester April 1, 2019
libraries

Found: A Lost Charter Issued by King John More Than 800 Years Ago

Is there nothing that libraries can't do?
Matthew Taub March 27, 2019
Sheffield, England

The Old Queens Head

Amidst towering office buildings, a local pub lives inside Sheffield’s oldest surviving domestic building.
Gastro Obscura

Pie Barm

Nothing to see here, just a humble pie sandwich.