Castles and Fortifications
A look at Castles and Fortifications throughout History.
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31st Jul 2021 - Located in Montgomery, Wales – Montgomery Castle was originally a wooden Motte and Bailey defensive structure, built around 1071. A Welsh Civil …
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31st Jul 2021 - Located in Alsace, France, Bernstein Castle was built on the spot of a much older prehistoric defensive site by unknown builders. Some of that ancient …
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31st Jul 2021 - Located in Loire, France – Langaeis Castle was built in 992 A.D. Under commission of Count Blois. At odds with Odo I, his Forces besieged the ca …
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31st Jul 2021 - Built in Lomma, Scania, Sweden – Borgeby Castle dates from the 11th Century. It may have been commissioned by King Harald Bluetooth. Originally …
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31st Jul 2021 - Located in North Yorkshire, England – Middleham Castle was originally a Motte and Bailey Defensive System (9th Century), and was constructed of …
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31st Jul 2021 - Built within weeks of the start of The Black Hawk Indian War (named for Sauk Leader Black Hawk in 1832), Apple River Fort was erected near The App;e R …
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31st Jul 2021 - One of the largest of the former Knights of Malta’s Wignacourt Tower Defense System structures, St. Agatha’s Tower is a Bastioned Watchtow …
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31st Jul 2021 - Located in The Town of Victoria on The Island of Malta (actually a smaller, non-attached land mass called Gozo), The Cittadella was the site of the pr …
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31st Jul 2021 - Some of the first Watchtower Fortifications built by The Military Knights of St. John (Malta), The Lascaris Towers were named for Order Knight Giovann …
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31st Jul 2021 - The earliest of the defensive Tower Systems built by The Military Order of The Knights of St. John (Malta), The Wignacourt Towers were designed by Ord …
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31st Jul 2021 - Built under commission of King Edward I in 1277 (as a result of The First Welsh Wars), Rhuddian Castle is located Denbighshire, Wales. It was complete …
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31st Jul 2021 - Located in Monmouthshire, Wales, Monmouth Castle was the birthplace of England's King Henry V. Construction began on the defensive structures between …