From the earliest hill forts, through King Alfred’s burghs, the Conqueror’s castles, pleasure palaces, romantic ruins, to ...

A previously unknown medieval castle has emerged from the Swiss landscape after a researcher studying high-resolution terrain maps identified telltale features of an early fortification near ...

Germany's Neushwanstein is a textbook-like example of 19th-century Romanticism. In 1869, King Ludwig began building his medieval fantasy on the hilltop not for defensive reasons, but because he liked ...

A study of medieval human remains from a castle in Spain has unraveled fascinating insights into a group of warrior monks. Researchers examined the remains of 25 individuals buried between the 12th ...

In the ninth and tenth centuries, castles were often built of wood and easily burned down by enemies. As unrest spread across Europe and warfare began to change, castle designs had to adapt. Looming ...

Nestled between Austin and Houston, this castle began as a labor of love but is now a fully operational tourist destination, ...

Dublin's rugged coast is rife with adventure. Visitors to the Irish capital may think of the city’s waterfront as the banks of the Liffey, the river that cuts through town. But the Dublin coast — a ...