Situated in the heart of the Maine-et-Loire region, the Château de Doué-la-Fontaine is home to Europe's oldest stone keep ...

This gorgeous medieval castle endured wars with little damage—in fact, it's looked pretty much the same since the late Middle Ages. Back when the national currency of Germany was the Deutsche ...

Europe was a fairly grim place at the beginning of the Middle Ages. The fifth century ... business and technology. Stone castles sprung up across the land and engineers were hired to build ...

Guided tours show visitors more about everyday life in the castle in the Middle Ages, including the ladies' chambers and the kitchen.

Yet its grandeur is undimmed: Cadw's website proudly proclaims that it is 'recognised around the world as one of the greatest buildings of the Middle Ages,' and they're entirely right to do so.

The Chateau de La Rochepot, a 12th-century feudal castle in France ... Dan Jones’s “Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages” would have helped. Jones’s opening chapters ...