In the ninth and tenth centuries, castles were often built of wood and easily burned down by enemies. As unrest spread across ...

Medieval Europe, spanning the 5th to 15th centuries, was a time of castles, knights, and fortified towns. This era left ...

With some estimates suggesting in the medieval period there was one castle for every 12 square ... residence when it was built in the mid-15th Century, but later saw military action in the English ...

The 15th century saw a rise in tower ... through centuries of Norman influence and medieval fortifications. As time went on, Scotland’s castles evolved, showing the changing politics and society ...

Many of these castles are medieval in origin, dating from the 11th to the 15th century. Some, perhaps the more flamboyant, are of the Georgian era or the neo-gothic revival in the Victorian Age.

It was Marshal who transformed Pembroke Castle into the stone stronghold that endures to this day. After Marshal, the castle ...