The English countryside is studded with all manner of manors, castles and palaces. Many of these stately homes, as the English call them, were built in Victorian times by ridiculously rich nobles and ...

Whether it's binge-watching episodes of The Crown or eagerly awaiting the new Princess Diana biopic, there's something tantalizing about getting an inside look at British royal life. But if the screen ...

A sumptuous history of the English castle. One could not ask for a better guide to the theory, structure, and political and social milieu of the castle in the country that English speakers most ...

England's castles and fortresses are something we should be truly proud of. A feature of the landscape for centuries, we're blessed with hundreds of historic fortifications - many of which remain the ...

Fans of British castles know Hever Castle in Kent for its stately interiors and lavish gardens, but what I was really hoping for was a ghost. After all, the 13th century castle was the childhood home ...

England is home to many striking castles with many acting as royal residences as well as being the stars of TV and the silver screen. Inside Windsor Castle: the Queen’s favourite royal residence The ...

I went to Belvoir Castle in England. It claims to be where afternoon tea was invented in the 1840s. I thought the tea service was excellent, and I especially enjoyed the fresh-baked scones. While I ...

Castle Howard, one of the grandest of English country houses, is taking the long way home. The domed Yorkshire residence, designed by Baroque architect John Vanbrugh for the third Earl of Carlisle, ...

More than 50 etchings from soldiers have been discovered on an English castle door in an “astonishing discovery,” including graffiti of what could depict the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte being ...

11:12, Tue, Sep 23, 2025 Updated: 14:58, Wed, Sep 24, 2025 England's castles and fortresses are something we should be truly proud of. A feature of the landscape for centuries, we're blessed with ...