From fortresses to ornate palaces, these structures are worth traveling for. This gorgeous medieval castle endured wars with little damage—in fact, it's looked pretty much the same since the ...

TOM PINFOLD: Yet Britain had no stone castles until the Norman Invasion of 1066, when these ideas ... explore medieval castle building on site at the modern-day reconstruction project of Guédelon ...

The medieval stairs originally started inside the castle’s defensive wall and led ... archaeologists said. The project is ongoing. What are we learning about the past? Here are three of our ...