France is known for its grand, palatial châteaux, but the country also boasts a collection of incredible ruined castles that transport visitors back to the medieval era. These castles, with their ...

But whether you like your castles short or tall, intact or in rubble, what’s always free to soar is your imagination. And when that kicks in, then humble and forgotten ruins can rival Europe’s great ...

For centuries, Great Britain’s castles were the literal and political high points of their communities. Designed to keep people out, today these formidable structures are wide open to visitors and ...

Neil Chadwick, librarian and archivist at Hull History Centre, says the Bransholme location was a "perfect place to build a castle" [BBC] What is now a series of lumps and bumps on a hillside on the ...

The 1860s were a very different time. It was an era in which you could move to Madison, say, “Hello, I am new in town and I am going to build a castle here,” and your neighbors would shrug and say, ...

A composite computer image created by Chris Harvey of Rebuilding Plymouth shows where the Barbican Fort would have been positioned in the 1300s, superimposed over modern buildings if it had not been ...

What is now a series of lumps and bumps on a hillside on the outskirts of Hull was once a bustling castle estate. In the 12th Century Bransholme Castle sat on a mound better known today as Castle Hill ...