Dover Castle looks out over the blue waters of the English Channel towards France — a mere 21 miles away. Built in the 12th century, it is unique among England’s ancient fortresses in that it ...

Years into excavations at a medieval castle site in the United Kingdom, archaeologists have discovered evidence that could ...

The 12th-century Ayyubid dynasty built a ... six years before the Norman invasion of England. One of the biggest medieval castles in western Europe, it had many features added over the centuries ...

Originally built as a fort in the 12th century, it eventually became ... a 16th-century organ that plays daily. Tintagel Castle on the coast of England's Cornwall region is often cited as the ...

A 12th-century Irish castle is on sale for about $2.2 million ... It was also besieged by Oliver Cromwell in 1649 as part of England's wider invasion of the country that resulted in punishing ...