France is known for its grand, palatial châteaux, but the country also boasts a collection of incredible ruined castles that transport visitors back to the medieval era. These castles, with their ...

A composite computer image created by Chris Harvey of Rebuilding Plymouth shows where the Barbican Fort would have been positioned in the 1300s, superimposed over modern buildings if it had not been ...

What is now a series of lumps and bumps on a hillside on the outskirts of Hull was once a bustling castle estate. In the 12th Century Bransholme Castle sat on a mound better known today as Castle Hill ...

Visualization of the castle at Finlaggan. (David Simon via SWNS) By Elizabeth Hunter A forgotten medieval kingdom and royal castle were found during a 10-year archaeological project on a Scottish ...

When the word “thing” first arrived on the British Isles, it was Old Norse and referred to something specific: a place where people gathered to discuss law and justice. One such Viking Age thing has ...

Historians have recreated Plymouth's early defences using augmented reality (AR). Peter Holt from the Ships Project has spent two years researching the story of the fort and castle, which once ...