Tracing the succession of castle lords on the stone walls above the cloudsWhy did the castle protected by the Yamana clan ...

Kumamoto has seen its fair share of drama over the centuries – but perhaps most famously, it was the site of the final battle between 20,000 samurai and the ruling Meiji government. In a downtown park ...

Carrickfergus Castle, in County Antrim, dates back to Anglo-Norman times and was in constant military use for almost 800 years New information about the history of a 12th Century castle is being ...

Rising above a sea of green trees in the German countryside, Sauerberg Castle is a historic castle complex featuring a tall weathered tower and a series of connected grey stone buildings with dramatic ...

A “truly remarkable” historical document from the 1500s, which reveals the history of a Scottish castle, has been discovered. The 433-year-old land deed written on traditional goat skin in 1591 ...

We take a close look at the history of the Vale Castle. The castle is mentioned in the ballad 'La Descente des Saragousais' which describes the invasion of Owen of Wales. It is a romantic account of a ...

As a Ghanaian archaeologist, I have been conducting research at Christiansborg Castle in Accra, Ghana. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the castle is a former seventeenth century trading post, colonial ...