Deep in York's historic bowels is the street where time doesn't seem to exist - called The Shambles. The Shambles, with its lanes, squeezed between the overhanging timber-framed buildings with their quaint shopfronts, is like a journey back in time to medieval England. This scenic street, frequently cited as one of Europe's best-preserved medieval thoroughfares, is also a beacon for tourists and…

Britain's most recognizable landmark, the Tower of London dominates the north bank of the River Thames. It is a more than breathtaking medieval castle, but it is also keeper to more than a thousand years of British history, from its earliest roots in the late 11th-century decades through to the modern day as home to Crown Jewels and palace of ceremonies. With well over a million visitors every…