Alnwick Castle (pics)
Photo: Royalty free for commercial reuse by Flikr and Wikimedia Ancient history of Alnwick Castle Dating from the 11th century, the timber motte castle at Alnwick was reconstructed of stone… Read More »Alnwick Castle (pics)
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Arundel Castle (West Sussex, England) – the history | and as Movie Scene
Erected shortly after the Norman Conquest, by Roger de Montgomery in 1067, Arundel Castle was to protect the gap that had been carved by the River Arun through the South… Read More »Arundel Castle (West Sussex, England) – the history | and as Movie Scene
Glamis Castle in Fife (Scotland)
Fife, Scotland, home of the family of the Strathmore and Kinghorne since 1372, the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and the birthplace of The Princess Margaret; building… Read More »Glamis Castle in Fife (Scotland)
Balgonie Castle (Scotland) – photo gallery, map and plan; filming location
Fife, Scotland, was built in 14th century; the chapel was also built that time. Still lived in by the family of the Laird. Balgonie Castle is a historic castle in… Read More »Balgonie Castle (Scotland) – photo gallery, map and plan; filming location
Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland (history, pics & maps)
Early records identify the castle as ‘Bebbanburgh’, the seat of the kings of Bernicia, besieged twice by the Mercian King Penda. Even 1500 years ago the castle remained impregnable against… Read More »Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland (history, pics & maps)
People’s Palace (Bucharest, Romania)
Also known to the Romanians as The People’s House, The Palace of Parliament, completed between 1984 and 1989 due to the maniacal fervency of the communist president Nicolae Ceauşescu, has… Read More »People’s Palace (Bucharest, Romania)
Broughton Castle, Oxford
Banbury, Oxfordshire, for over 600 years the home of the family Fiennes – Lord and Lady Saye and Sele; the original Manor House was built in about 1300 and the… Read More »Broughton Castle, Oxford