Visit these castles in England for a fairy-tale vacation. VisitBritain/Yin Sun Photography If there’s one thing England does better than anywhere else in the world — aside from medieval playwrights, ...

Ever walked through a castle museum and wished you could stay the night? Turns out, you don't need royal blood or a time machine to make that happen.Across Europe, dozens of genuine medieval ...

Germany's Neushwanstein is a textbook-like example of 19th-century Romanticism. In 1869, King Ludwig began building his medieval fantasy on the hilltop not for defensive reasons, but because he liked ...

If you ever wanted to live in a castle, now is your opportunity. Appleby Castle, located in Eden Valley, England (in the Lake District), is a Norman castle built in the 12th century—and it's up for ...

An early-medieval castle in the Lake District area of England with a royal history and a dramatic tower has hit the market for £9.5 million (US$12.04 million). Appleby Castle, as it’s known, is a 12th ...

Sheffield, England, in the mid-1600s was in the middle of a civil war. Part of the British Isles supported Charles I for the monarchy, while the rest of the kingdom was divided on who should lead ...