In Nagano province, the black silhouette of Matsumoto Castle stands out against the snowy horizon of the Japanese Alps. This ...

Guédelon is the world’s biggest experimental archaeological site – and some would say the most ambitious too. Since first breaking the ground in 1997 the workforce have used the tools and ...

Researchers have excavated the ruins of a medieval castle buried beneath a French hotel. Alongside the structure’s ...

Professor Richard Holmes, a British military historian featured in the NOVA film "Medieval Siege," talks here about everyday life in a medieval English castle, giving a sense of how lords and ...

16th century property was outer defence for nearby Castlemartyr Estate The castle is gently tucked away down an avenue lined with native trees. Main bedroom with grand four post bed. Glass roofed ...

A medieval French castle dripping with history — and possibly Napoleon’s hidden gold — is for sale, asking $3.8 million. The Chateau de Saint-Chartier, a 1,500-year-old fortress in Saint ...