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 ...

Romania, tucked away in Eastern Europe, has a fascinating history that is adorned with numerous, well-preserved medieval ...

From medieval castles on the top of a mountain in Lisbon to Prussian palaces in Berlin and the epic castle that inspired Walt Disney’s Disneyland, much of Europe’s best castles are hidden gems.

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 ...

A person seeing pictures of Tafaria Castle immediately assumes it is a remnant from the early colonial days. It bears a striking resemblance to the castles that dot Europe, the fortified imposing ...

NARRATOR: Rooms in castles didn't have bare stone walls like the ruins we see today. They were covered with a layer of mortar, the medieval equivalent of plaster.Next, they were given a coat of ...

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 ...