Instead of looking toward literal castles, you can find inspiration ... the hearth of the house was the hub for life in the Middle Ages. Consider painting the wall around your fireplace with ...

Holmes: Well, by our standards, cleanliness in the Middle Ages was pretty poor ... you still can see castle walls stained with the results. And medieval men didn't really bathe terribly often.

The trebuchet was one of the most devastating weapons of the Middle Ages. During medieval sieges, this destruction machine crushed castle walls. Using trial and error, medieval engineers adjusted ...

IN THE hills of central Spain is the pretty pink town of Albarracín. With medieval walls and the remains of castles, it’s ...

DORSET has enough history to fire anyone's imagination - and much of that history lies within the walls of its castles and ruins ... especially during the Middle Ages, castles sprung up all over the ...

With medieval walls and the remains of castles, it's even been said to look ... but many of the buildings were first built in the Middle Ages. Surrounding the town are the ruins of the old ...