Bodiam Castle looks like it was dreamed up by a medieval illustrator and dropped into the Sussex countryside. Perfectly moated and almost impossibly symmetrical, it’s one of England’s last great
Henry VIII is remembered as the king who married six women and ate his way through Europe’s livestock. But that’s the sanitized version. Strip away the Holbein portraits and Tudor
Chichester is a historic town that traces its lineage back to Roman times. There are several cool things to enjoy there. But the main event is Chichester Cathedral. Honestly, it’s
A 7–10 Day Route Through Castles, Cathedrals & Historic Towns England is one of the few places where the medieval world never really went away. You don’t have to hunt
England is drenched in history, but only a select few places have earned UNESCO’s stamp of global approval. These sites aren’t just ancient. They’re the landmarks that changed kingdoms, shaped
Kings have done some appalling things over the centuries But no English monarch crashes to the bottom of the list quite like King John. He’s the sneering villain of the
I fell for Canterbury as a college student on a semester abroad in London, and the crush never wore off. I’ve been back again and again. If you like medieval
Perhaps no one is more closely tied to a single city than Thomas Becket is to Canterbury. Were it not for the martyrdom and canonization of this stubborn archbishop and political heavyweight, Canterbury
Canterbury Cathedral was the first English cathedral I ever fell for. It dominates the beautiful city and explains why it exists in the first place. The cathedral is the oldest
Next to Richard III, no Tudor figure causes more argument than Anne Boleyn. She’s one of the most vivid women in English history. Yet we can’t even confirm her birth