Old Sarum: Massive Iron Age Fort, William the Conqueror’s Palace and Cathedral Site

Old Sarum: Massive Iron Age Fort, William the Conqueror’s Palace and Cathedral Site

Old Sarum: thousands of years of history on a huge raised earthworks. Positioned on a hill close to Salisbury, Wiltshire, Old Sarum has a royal castle, palace and cathedral, all contained inside a massive fortification dating back to the Iron Age. It is possibly one of the most unappreciated historic sites in the United Kingdom….

Palace of Holyroodhouse – The official residence of the British Monarch in Scotland

Palace of Holyroodhouse – The official residence of the British Monarch in Scotland

Holyrood House, Author – XtoF https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holyroodhouse,_front_view.jpg Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 International The Palace of Holyroodhouse is the King’s official residence in Scotland. It is situated at one end of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh. Essentially, it can be compared to Buckingham Palace in London. Sometimes, the Palace of Holyroodhouse is simply referred to…

Ashby de la Zouch Castle: Lord William Hastings’ late medieval masterpiece

Ashby de la Zouch Castle: Lord William Hastings’ late medieval masterpiece

Standing in a 3,000-acre (1,200 ha) park is the ruined fortification of Ashby de la Zouch Castle in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England. Originally constructed on the site of an older manor house by William, Lord Hastings between 1472 and 1483, the castle was joined by two large towers and some smaller buildings over that time. Lord…