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Windsor Castle is a medieval castle and royal residence in Windsor in the English county...
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Warwick Castle is a medieval castle in Warwick, the county town of Warwickshire, England....
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Lindisfarne Castle is a 16th-century castle located on Holy Island, near...
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Alnwick Castle is a castle and stately home in the town of the same name in the English...
Windsor Castle is a medieval castle and royal residence in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, notable for its...
Warwick Castle is a medieval castle in Warwick, the county town of Warwickshire, England. It sits on a bend on the...
Lindisfarne Castle is a 16th-century castle located on Holy Island, near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England,...
Bran Castle, situated near Bran and in the immediate vicinity of Braşov, is a national monument and landmark in Romania. The fortress is situated on the border between Transylvania and Wallachia, on DN73. Commonly known as “Dracula’s Castle”, it is marketed as the home of the titular character in Bram Stoker’s Dracula. There is, however, no evidence that Stoker knew anything about this castle, which has only tangential associations with Vlad III, voivode of Wallachia,... Read More
Windsor Castle is a medieval castle and royal residence in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, notable for its long association with the British royal family and for its architecture. The original castle was built after the Norman invasion by William the Conqueror. Since the time of Henry I it has been used by a succession of monarchs and is the longest-occupied palace in Europe. The castle’s lavish, early 19th-century State Apartments are architecturally significant, described... Read More
Warwick Castle is a medieval castle in Warwick, the county town of Warwickshire, England. It sits on a bend on the River Avon. The castle was built by William the Conqueror in 1068 within or adjacent to the Anglo-Saxon burh of Warwick. It was used as a fortification until the early 17th century, when Sir Fulke Greville converted it to a country house. It was owned by the Greville family, who became earls of Warwick in 1759, until 1978. From 1088, the castle traditionally belonged to the Earl of... Read More
Lindisfarne Castle is a 16th-century castle located on Holy Island, near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, much altered by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1901. The island is accessible from the mainland at low tide by means of a causeway. History The castle is located in what was once the very volatile border area between England and Scotland. Not only did the English and Scots fight, but the area was frequently attacked by Vikings. The castle was built in 1550, around the time that... Read More
Alnwick Castle is a castle and stately home in the town of the same name in the English county of Northumberland. It is the residence of the Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman conquest, and renovated and remodelled a number of times. It is a Grade I listed building. History Alnwick Castle guards a road crossing the Ri ver Aln. Yves de Vescy, Baron of Alnwick, erected the first parts of the castle in about 1096. It was built to protect England’s northern border against the... Read More
English castles dot a countryside of rolling hills and green pastures, giving us glimpses of lifestyles long past. The English are immensely proud of their castles, rightly believing them to be an important part of their country’s unique heritage and culture. They range in size from the tiny at Lindisfarne in Northumberland to the elegant Alnwick Castle dubbed the ‘Windsor of the North’. Some castles have a myriad of ghosts haunting their corridors and passages whilst others... Read More
