With its gleaming white walls and elegantly terraced roofs, it is easy to forget thatHimejiCastlewas built as a fortress . Standing on two hilltops in the city of Himeji, the old fortress, also known asHimeji-jo, is the greatest surviving example of Japanese castle architecture from the ear...
Walled Obidos, perched on a hilltop just over an hour’s drive fromLisbon, was founded in 308 BC. What you see today is mainly the medieval section, carefully preserved and encircled by crenelated ramparts that snake over the hillside, topped by a tall, imposing castle. ...
and my mind was filled with the enormity of its history. There was a university here in medieval times:manuscripts were written here in the castle that has become a crumbling pile. Ravens and seabirds now rule over the stronghold. I walked on. ...
Today in the geekier parts of theblagosphere, an interestingQuoraqueryquendstrends: “What are the optimal siege tactics for taking Magic Kingdom’s Cinderella Castle?” As it so happens, the Breviary of Renaud de Bar ((A fourteenth-century manuscript in two parts. The winter portion survives...
brother’s sudden death had not had the time to fully conclude what to do. Once Stillington stepped forward and outed the truth the matter had to be addressed and then legally finalised. The Three Estates of the Realm offered the crown to Richard at Baynards Castle and the rest is ...
Lincoln Castle 20 May is the 797th anniversary of the second Battle of Lincoln. which was fought around Lincoln Castle on 20th May 1217. The battle was fought between the forces of the future Louis VIII of France and those of King Henry III of England, in what is known as the First ...
these kids can still smile and have fun. They all look forward to going to school the next day. We met this little guy named Ivan. He was our biggest fan but he was the #1 fan of Leigh. When we were working on the roof, we would see Ivan just standing there watching all of us...
What was the era between the Medieval Era and today? What was the Medieval Era? How thick were medieval castle walls? What were the characteristics of a medieval manor? How long did the Medieval Era last? What were concentric castles made out of? Did the Carolingian Renaissance caus...
2. 537: Arthur’s Death at Camlan or Castlesteads, Cumbria. 3. 573: Legends of Merlin and Arfderydd or Arthuret, Cumbria. 4. c.590: Picts at Gwen Ystrad or the River Winster, Cumbria. 5. 603: Carnage at Degsastan by Wester Dawyck, Borders. ...
The pilgrimage is completed when the pilgrim circles the well a further 3 times prayer in honour of the Blessed Trinity. Before leaving the Holy Well pilgrims are invited to pray for Henry Murphy of Castlebar who had the cross erected over the well (as indicated by an inscription on the cr...