Medieval in England

This lone tower casts an outstretched shadow over the site of a once-wealthy Knights Templar preceptory.

Horsemen once used this tilting post during jousting practice.

This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.

This unique medieval court deals solely with the lead mining laws in two small areas of Derbyshire.

A little-known ruin with a convoluted history and a fascinating latrine drainage system.

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

This 700-year-old storehouse was a POW jail, aviation workshop, and Titanic memorial before becoming a brewpub.

This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.

A tiny chapel perched along a 14th-century bridge.

This historic building displays the remains of a victim of the devastating 14th-century plague.

A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

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

Britain’s highest medieval monastery is a remote ruin nestled at the head of a valley 1,240 feet above the sea.

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