Hillsborough Castle, just inland from Belfast, is the official Northern Ireland residence of the British Monarchy. While many of the State Rooms are open to the public, the castle’s wonderful gardens will be of
While we might not have any thousand-year-old,real castles like the rest of the world, the United States certainly has its share of grand mansions. And many are open for guests to tour. Get ready to feel like the lord or lady of the manor as we take a look at 20 luxurious mansions...
Edinburgh Castle is no longer an official residence of the British monarchy. King Charles II resides at the Palace of Holyrood during official visits to Edinburgh. The House of Windsor also has another official residence in Scotland, atBalmoral Palacein the Highlands, in Cairngorms National Park…N...
Insidethe castleare a number of sumptuous Victorian-era apartments, decorated by the 3rd Marquess of Bute (1847-1900), who, at the time, was considered to be among the richest men in the world. Bute was also responsible for the transformation ofCastell Coch, a few miles north, into a l...
Windsor is one of the most famous castles in England and is theoldest and largestinhabited castle in the world. It’s been home to the English (and later British) Royal Family for nearly 1,000 years, and is now home to around 150 residents including King Charles III, and is often used...
the location was previously the site of a fort of the native Britons known as Din Guarie and may have been the capital of the local British kingdom from the realm's foundation in c.420 until 547. In that year the citadel was captured by the Anglo-Saxon ruler Ida of Bernicia (Beornic...
Mary Queen of Scots gave birth to her son James (who later became King of both Scotland and England) in Edinburgh castle in 1566. Charles I was the last of the monarchy to stay in this castle, this was in the mid 17th century. ...
after the breaking of the staggering news that Edward V, being illegitimate, could not take the throne. It also addresses allegations that the Three Estates and Londoners were in fear of a large army imposed on them by Richard, then Duke of Gloucester, imminently about to become Richard III....
could not possibly be described as one of the great houses of Norfolk. It is a remarkable aspect of England's unwritten constitution that the palaces of the high nobility, in which Norfolk is particularly rich, are far more attractive than the palaces of the Monarchy.No one could reasonably ...
Second World War tunnels, it helps tell the story of England, too,” says Whyte. The fortress, built by King Henry II in the 12th century, is also one of the largest castles in the British Isles; the outer defenses border around 10 acres. Plus, he adds, the views are “spectacular....