How to capture a medieval castle

Horses were involved in King Harold’s defeat at Hastings – but also in the demise of his Norman conqueror It’s one of the most famous of all medieval images. Harold II stands upon the battlefield at H

Wearing its heritage on its sleeve, this medieval castle has lived many lives, including a fortified castle, a Jacobean mansion and a comfortable Victorian family home

There’s nothing quite like a good horror story from the distant past to put a shiver down the spine. And one of Britain’s most horrifying episodes from the Roman era was revealed in Dorset in 1936 wit

The age of chivalry isn’t dead–the Knights Hospitaller has defended its faith and helped the sick and the poor for more than 1,000 years, discovers Holly Kirkwood

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During the early days Operation Barbarossa, Army Group Centre’s rapid advance surrounded hundreds of thousands of Red Army soldiers in the Białystok-Minsk area. What ensued was a catastrophic defeat for the Soviet defenders