Kumamoto has seen its fair share of drama over the centuries – but perhaps most famously, it was the site of the final battle between 20,000 samurai and the ruling Meiji government. In a downtown park ...

Carrickfergus Castle, in County Antrim, dates back to Anglo-Norman times and was in constant military use for almost 800 years New information about the history of a 12th Century castle is being ...

DENVER (KDVR) — The stone structure along the San Isabel National Forest known as Bishop Castle started with a 15-year-old, an argument with an English teacher and a heavily wooded plot of land. This ...

Staindrop sits beside Raby Castle but has its own remarkable history, including an Anglo-Saxon church and links to the Neville family.

Slane Castle, County Meath - there are over 300 years of history here, from the castle's first major reconstruction under the direction of William Burton Conyngham in 1785, to the famed concert that ...

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After more than 800 years of occupation, Howth Castle stands empty for the first time in its history, its rooms stripped of their treasures, its walls bereft of paintings and its attics emptied of ...