Archaeologists digging in the grounds of Bamburgh Castle have discovered the remains of a roundhouse which dates back to the end of the Roman era. The remnants of the building indicate it could be up to 65 feet (20 metres) in diameter and likely belonged to a member of society of relative importance. Excavators working … Read more
Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin wants to build a real-life ‘castle’ in his backyard – but his New Mexico neighbors are refusing to bend the knee, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal. The 71-year-old creator of Dragonstone, Winterfell and the Red Keep describes his proposed Gothic-style structure as a free-standing ‘seven-sided library’ in a planning … Read more
Workers gathered at Windsor Castle to quietly protest plans to axe up to half of the Queen’s household staff in cuts amid the coronavirus pandemic. Royal Collection Trust staff staged a silent protest outside Windsor Castle on Tuesday over new plans which reportedly see staff facing pension cuts and 200 compulsory redundancies handed out. The … Read more
Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin wants to build a real-life ‘castle’ in his backyard – but his New Mexico neighbors are refusing to bend the knee, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal. The 71-year-old creator of Dragonstone, Winterfell and the Red Keep describes his proposed Gothic-style structure as a free-standing ‘seven-sided library’ in a planning … Read more
Archaeologists digging in the grounds of Bamburgh Castle have discovered the remains of a roundhouse which dates back to the end of the Roman era. The remnants of the building indicate it could be up to 65 feet (20 metres) in diameter and likely belonged to a member of society of relative importance. Excavators working … Read more
The Queen’s moving home! Grade I-listed Belvoir Castle has lost its starring role in Netflix series The Crown in a row over money By Jo Macfarlane and Amy Oliver for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:54 BST, 5 September 2020 | Updated: 08:17 BST, 6 September 2020 It has already lost £2.5 million after being … Read more
The Queen’s moving home! Grade I-listed Belvoir Castle has lost its starring role in Netflix series The Crown in a row over money By Jo Macfarlane and Amy Oliver for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:54 BST, 5 September 2020 | Updated: 08:17 BST, 6 September 2020 It has already lost £2.5 million after being … Read more
2015 :: August – Miss Symonds moves into Castle Bungalow in Llanmartin, a property owned by Peter Morgan and his estranged wife Helen. :: November 9 – Morgan installs a listening device at the bungalow. :: November 15 – Peter Deem, the partner of Miss Symonds, goes missing after arguing with her in text messages. … Read more
2015 :: August – Miss Symonds moves into Castle Bungalow in Llanmartin, a property owned by Peter Morgan and his estranged wife Helen. :: November 9 – Morgan installs a listening device at the bungalow. :: November 15 – Peter Deem, the partner of Miss Symonds, goes missing after arguing with her in text messages. … Read more
Alnwick Castle, a 150-room, heavily crenellated, many-towered magnificence perched on a rocky outcrop above the River Aln in Northumberland, is the second-largest privately inhabited castle after Windsor — and it bears the scars of centuries. There are musket pockmarks, made by Oliver Cromwell’s army, in the yellow sandstone. In the main entrance, a maroon board … Read more