In 1066, the King of England, Edward the Confessor died childless, leaving several claimants vying for his throne. Harold Godwinson, Edward’s brother-in-law, was made King of England, but William, Duke of Normandy, a distant blood relative, said he too had been promised the throne. William invaded England and defeated King Harold at the Battle of [...]

The impressive stone castle at Grwych in Wales, has had a very interesting past, and has been home to Normans, Roundheads, Aristocracy and middleweight boxing champion Randolph Turpin. The first castle at the site was built by the Normans in the early 12th century and siezed and rebuilt in stone by the Welsh prince Rhys [...]

Arundel Castle in West Sussex, England is a restored medieval castle dating from the reign of Edward the Confessor (1042-1066) and was completed by Roger de Montgomery, who became the first Earl of Arundel. The castle was damaged in the English Civil War and then restored in the 18th and 19th centuries. Located in magnificent [...]