The transition from these earlier noble estates to Norman castles was gradual, rather than a sudden revolution ... shows Harold feasting in an opulent hall at Bosham before departing for France.

And just as the first Norman castle in Wales was built at Chepstow ... In the middle of the 12th century another monastic order from France, the Cistercians, came to Wales. Within some 30 years ...

A castle that boasts the largest Norman keep in Europe has received nearly £1.3m for urgent maintenance. Work to upgrade Colchester Castle's drainage system and fix issues caused by water leakage ...

The best preserved early Norman castle in Northern Ireland is Carrickfergus ... more concerned with protecting their valuable lands in France and there was a loosening of control.

The duchy of Normandy came into existence in AD 911 as the result of settlement of the lower Seine Valley in northern France by Northmen or Vikings. With its energetic inhabitants and its well ...

And just as the first Norman castle in Wales was built at Chepstow ... In the middle of the 12th century another monastic order from France, the Cistercians, came to Wales. Within some 30 years ...