A Grade I listed Norman castle is to undergo "essential" restoration in the new year after a contractor was agreed. Colchester Castle, the largest Norman keep in Europe, was built in the 11th Century ...

I recently had the pleasure of attending the ninth annual Workshop on Internet Economics (WIE) at the University of California, San Diego. It might not seem a likely place to discuss English castles ...

After 5 fives of restoration, Norwich Castle is finally unveiling its Norman treasures. This 12th-century architectural gem is now more accessible than ever. In the heart of England, a majestic ...

Archeologists recently unearthed the walls of a Norman castle under a prison basketball court in Gloucester, England. A team of archaeologists exposed a 12th century "castle keep wall" while ...

Thousands of visitors flock to UK castles each year, some with links to Harry Potter, others with a long history of sieges, but for two archaeologists from the University of York, the site of what was ...

Stroud, Eng.: Tempus Publishing/Chicago, IPG, 2006. Pp. 256. Illus., maps, diagr., tables, biblio., index. $37.95 paper. ISBN: 0752436511 A Few Well-Positioned ...

For most of the time the land we currently know as the United Kingdom has existed, the kings and queens that have ruled over it have done so with entitlement and brutality — and often both. From the ...

The site where William the Conqueror received the English surrender is to become "complete" once more after a firm donated adjacent land. Berkhamsted Castle, Hertfordshire, was one of the most ...

Tucked away in the Welsh countryside, the picturesque market town of Hay-on-Wye, affectionately known as Hay, is renowned for its bookshops and impressive Norman castles, making it an ideal ...

From Anglesey to the shadow of the Severn Bridge, Wales is a nation criss-crossed with castles. With some estimates suggesting in the medieval period there was one castle for every 12 square miles, it ...