Stunning images were captured by a photographer who traveled along the west coast of the Scottish islands, showing the scenic ...

PETER GINN: Castles dominated the landscape of the medieval age and Britain have some of the finest examples in the world. They were grand fortifications designed to protect and to intimidate ...

Cobbled streets, castles perched on green hillsides, stone fortifications integrated into the landscape... Portugal's ...

Professor Richard Holmes, a British military historian featured in the NOVA film "Medieval Siege," talks here about everyday life in a medieval English castle, giving a sense of how lords and ...

Appleby Castle in the Lake District is a 900-year-old Norman castle that has been listed for sale with Sotheby's ...

The original medieval ruins of this golden-hued castle were purchased and rebuilt by Crown Prince Maximilian in 1832 and became the royal summer palace when he ascended the throne. After ...

IT WAS THE CASTLE COURT SPECTACULAR FEATURING FALCONS, FASHION AND A MARKET. PEOPLE CAME DRESSED UP IN THEIR FINEST MEDIEVAL GEAR. THE FONTANEL FOREST RAPTOR PROGRAM GAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE ...

During medieval sieges, this destruction machine crushed castle walls. Using trial and error, medieval engineers adjusted the trebuchet to make sure its missile hit the castle wall—and destroyed it.

Archaeologists and academics flock to the castle to see their theories tried out and put into practice. Above all, building a medieval castle requires the skill and co-operation of a workforce ...