We all know the Middle Ages was full of archers in warfare, bard’s songs, and castles with clockwise stairs. One aspect of medieval life we don’t usually picture, however, is the way society at the ...

A fanciful 19th-century retreat sits on an island known as the Rock in Lough Key, in County Roscommon. Beneath the building lie the remains of a castle belonging to the MacDermots, one of medieval ...

An early-medieval castle in the Lake District area of England with a royal history and a dramatic tower hit the market last week for £9.5 million (US$11.99 million). Appleby Castle, as it’s known, is ...

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 ...

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 ...

A medieval castle has hit the market near one of Italy's busiest cities, though it comes with a few caveats. The Castle of Landriano, listed by Sotheby’s International Realty, is roughly 15 miles ...