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 more interest to many visitors. Covering 100 acres, they encompass a restored Walle...
The site became more dilapidated and fell into ruin in the 12th century. 2. Arundel Arundel Castle is a restored medieval castle on the River Arun in West Sussex, England. Work on the castle was began in 1067 by Roger de Montgomery, the first Earl of Arundel, who was a cousin of ...
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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...
many of the British monarchs and is best known for being the childhood home of Queen Victoria. Today, it is the official London residence of Prince William and Kate Middleton, Prince Harry and more. The property includes rolling gardens, fountains and plenty of history related to the monarchy....
The mound, now known as a motte, was usually surrounded by a ditch which in some cases could be filled with water. The BaileyAt the foot of the motte was built a normally oval-shaped enclosure known as a bailey that had a palisade and a ditch of its own. The motte was usually ...
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 ...
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. ...
Castleswere (and sometimes still are, as in the case of Windsor Castle)residences for royalty. But they were also intended as defensive seats. Say you're a king who has taken a particular area over. Now you have to hold it. So you build a castle and staff it with soldiers and ministe...
Portugal - Museums, Castles, Monasteries: Lisbon is home to the vast Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and Museum—considered by many to be Portugal’s best museum, with its collections of sculptures, ceramics, and paintings from around the world—and its m