A 700-year-old medieval wall painting has been discovered during renovations of a castle. The painting, which experts believe dates back to the late 13th or early 14th Century, was discovered behind ...

When you picture a medieval castle, it’s easy to focus on its size or appearance, but every detail served a defensive purpose. From the 11th to the 15th centuries, castles were central to warfare, and ...

What is it about castles that fascinates so many people around the globe? A lot of the allure derives from the history and human drama that played out within the walls, as well as the astonishing ...

To the editor: Nobody is going to dispute the need for reasonable border security. But the notion of a thick wall as an effective “people barrier” seems to have died a long time ago, when siege ...

GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND—Archaeologists have unearthed an early twelfth-century castle keep wall in the exercise yard at the site of Gloucester Prison, which closed in 2013. The medieval castle also ...

When I was 18, I took my first independent trip to Europe. During that trip, I toured “Mad” King Ludwig’s Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany — a medieval castle dream. Then, just over the border in ...

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At the archaeological site of a medieval castle, researchers are discovering more pieces of the historical puzzle. Screengrab from Wessex Archaeology's Facebook post From the times of Queen Elizabeth ...