Whether you're a history buff or have just always wondered what it might feel like to be royalty, you may have dreamed about spending the night in a real castle. Thankfully there are plenty of castles ...

In medieval Europe, castles were the ultimate homes for kings and nobles. The big stone structures weren't just fancy houses—they also protected the people inside and the land around them. While ...

In the ninth and tenth centuries, castles were often built of wood and easily burned down by enemies. As unrest spread across Europe and warfare began to change, castle designs had to adapt. Looming ...

Sometimes it takes a village to raise a window. Between 2015 and 2017, skilled masons meticulously carved and beveled arches and four-lobed flourishes for a Gothic-style stone window frame in Guédelon ...

Castles are not just a relic of medieval warfare; they also represent power, prestige, romance, and architecture. While definitions of what qualifies as a “castle” can vary, some include fortified ...

Medieval castles solved sanitation with stone shafts, ammonia fumigated wardrobes, and hired specialists to empty the pits at night. The engineering was smarter than it sounds, and sometimes deadlier ...