Owned by Prince William (who is the Duke of Cornwall as well as the Prince of Wales) and managed by English Heritage, the castle attracts visitors looking to delve into the area's ancient past.

England's storied history is etched into its landscape, with numerous towns and villages preserving their medieval character in the present day. From imposing castles to timber-framed Tudor houses, ...

Look out for…Charles I was the castle’s most famous resident but today the best-known modern residents are the much-loved Carisbrooke donkeys. Find out more here. Once the home of Richard III, ...

Professor Richard Holmes, a British military historian featured in the NOVA film "Medieval Siege," talks here about everyday life in a medieval English castle, giving a sense of how lords and ...

Just outside the castle walls, they discovered eight ... new light on what is believed to be the longest siege in medieval English history. In 1264, the Second Barons’ War broke out between ...