The World’s Most Instagrammable Castles
What makes the list of the top 10 most Instagrammable castles in the world?
From Vikings to Castles: A Journey to Studying Medieval Scotland, with Kate Buchanan
In this episode of Scotichronicast we turn things around a bit, as Kate Buchanan is the guest, talking about her journey to graduate school, studying medieval Scottish history, and castles and their landscapes.
Tower Design and the Influence of Mechanical Artillery in the Thirteenth Century
There is plenty of evidence to suggest that lighter traction trebuchets were employed on the tops of certain towers in a defensive role.
Early 17th century Japanese document details castle-building project
An early Edo period document stipulating the Hosokawa clan code of conduct for vassals dispatched on a national project to rebuild Sunpu Castle has been discovered by Kumamoto University researchers.
£4 million project for Caernarfon Castle in Wales
The £4 million project will include vital conservation work and accessibility improvements, to the introduction of new and immersive interpretation spaces to boost the overall visitor experience.
Project to transform the Norwich Castle keep takes major step
The skyline of the English city of Norwich will have a new feature from the end of this week as the £13.5m Royal Palace Reborn project to transform Norwich Castle keep takes a major step forward with the construction of a large tower crane on the Castle’s Norman mound.
New book reveals the history of Sheffield Castle
Sheffield Castle: Archaeology, Archives, Regeneration, 1927-2018, written by John Moreland, Dawn Hadley, Ashley Tuck and Mili Rajic, is available to read through Open Access.
16th century Castle for Sale in Scotland
Dating back to the 16th century, Fernie Castle is now used as a hotel and wedding venue. It also has a luxury treehouse.
Castle for Sale: Château de Picquigny
The picturesque ruins of this castle was has some important medieval history behind it. The castle dates back to the 11th century, but may have existed as early as the 9th century.
Harald Bluetooth and the Ring-Castle at Trelleborg
Trelleborg and the other ring-castles constructed by Harald Bluetooth stand out in history as products of a developing age of state formation, and the rising importance of military power.
16th century inscription found at Cēsis Castle
A unique inscription dating back to the second half of the 16th century was found on a stone in the South Tower of Cēsis Castle – uncovered during an inspecting of a set of winding stairs which had been inaccessible for centuries.
Foundations of Teutonic Castle discovered in Poland
Using ground-penetrating radar (GPR), the discovery was made during exploration of the south-eastern part of the 13th-century castle’s northern ward.
Finding Sir Lancelot in Medieval Poland
Today, being the world’s only Lancelot wall paintings preserved in situ, the Siedlęcin set ranks among the most outstandingly complete and well preserved in Europe.
Castles in the Middle Ages
This week on The Medieval Podcast Danièle talks about castles: what they were like, what they were for, and where we get some of the everyday words we use to describe them.
Conservation work begins at Coity Castle in Wales
Coity Castle, which dates back to the twelfth-century, will be partially closed for the rest of year, as conservation work begins to restore and protect the medieval site.
£1 million project for Carrickfergus Castle completed
Carrickfergus Castle’s Great Tower has been reopened after the completion of a £1 million conservation project to construct a new roof on the 800-year-old landmark.
French castle for sale: Manoir de la Sausserie
In 1198, Eleanor of Aquitaine gave lands to Robert le Saucier, the bailiff of Domfront and kitchen officer of the English queen. Robert built a manor house, located near the Norman town of La Haute-Chapelle.
16th century Scottish castle for sale
The ruins of a Scottish castle dating back to the 16th century can be yours for just £130,000.
Norwich Castle: Gateway to Medieval England
Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery is currently in the process of delivering a NLHF funded redevelopment of the medieval castle spaces. This will result in the representation of the historical interiors of the 12th century keep on one floor and a British Museum partnership gallery exploring the medieval period on another.
Wall at Lewes Castle collapses
A portion of the medieval wall at Lewes Castle in southern England collapses on Monday, damaging another building but with no casualties reported.
Hungary’s Castle Defense Strategy in the Aftermath of the Mongol Invasion (1241-1242)
Following the Mongol withdrawal from Europe in 1242, there was a flurry of castle-building in the Kingdom of Hungary.
Doune Castle is the new Winterfell
Scotland’s Doune Castle is renamed to celebrate the legacy of HBO’s Game of Thrones.
“La Damoisele del chastel”: women’s role in the defence and functioning of castles in medieval writing from the twelfth to the fourteenth centuries
In this paper I will argue that medieval sources that refer to women’s involvement in the defence of castles and the role of castles in society was based on a combination of gender stereotypes, social realities and military pragmatism that should not be take at face value.
A Guide to Medieval Guernsey
The island is in fact loaded with medieval things, which I’ve decided to share with you here.