Where Shakespeare is said to have been caught poaching deer. The home of the man who prosecuted him and who may have been parodied in more than one of the plays.
Thousands from across Europe once came here to see two knights fight it out. When the king called it off at the last moment the events that followed led ultimately to his death.
Kenilworth or Killingworth? Either way this is where Henry V received a gift of tennis balls from the French in a different play. It looked quite grand until the Civil War.
This corner of the Netherlands has been a war zone on and off for centuries. It’s the site of England’s first sea battle, a battlefield you can now walk on without getting your feet wet.