Northern Italy is a region where history, culture and nature collide, offering travellers a captivating mix of medieval ...

In the ninth and tenth centuries, castles were often built of wood and easily burned down by enemies. As unrest spread across ...

It is the first time the public have been able to look out from the royal tower since the English Civil War [National Trust/ Richard Gregory] A medieval castle tower built for a king has been ...

A medieval castle tower built for a king has been opened to the public for the first time since the 1646. The Keep, known as the King's Tower at Corfe Castle in Dorset, was built in the 11th ...

FOR the first time since 1646, the public will be able to access a tower at Corfe Castle that was built for King Henry I. Originally built by William the Conqueror in the 11th century ...

A medieval castle tower built for a king has been opened to the public for the first time since 1646. The Keep, known as the King's Tower at Corfe Castle in Dorset, was built in the 11th Century ...

Renaissance geopolitics were notoriously convoluted, but the basic history can be neatly told: In 1524, Francis I of France led his forces into Italy. The Holy Roman Empire and France were the two ...

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A medieval castle tower built for a king has been opened to the public for the first time since the 1646. The Keep, known as the King's Tower at Corfe Castle in Dorset, was built in the 11th Century ...

Now, the towering monument is transforming to usher in a new, more peaceful era, one that developers in the Umbria region — Italy’s ... comparison to the castle that towers over its 18th ...