Sigmund, the son of Volsung, lived in a castle with a giant oak tree growing out of it. A disguised…
An illustration of a pictorial banner with a ship near a castle on a cliff.
A pictorial banner illustrated with a guard leaning on a ledge looking over the city.
A machicolation is a floor opening between the supporting corbels of a battlement, through which stones…
A mangonel (derived from Greco-Latin word manganon, meaning "engine of war") was a type of catapult…
The Villa Farnese, also known as Palazzo Farnese or Villa Caprarola, is a mansion in the town of Caprarola…
The royal Château de Chambord at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France is one of the most recognizable…
The Château de Beaumesnil was begun in 1633 by Jacques de Nonant for his wife Marie Dauvet Desmaret.…
The Palace of Versailles, or simply Versailles, is a royal château in Versailles, the île-de-France…
The Palace of Versailles, or simply Versailles, is a royal château in Versailles, the île-de-France…
The Heidelberg Castle (in German language named: Heidelberger Schloss) is a famous ruin in Germany and…
The Heidelberg Castle (in German language named: Heidelberger Schloss) is a famous ruin in Germany and…
The Heidelberg Castle (in German language named: Heidelberger Schloss) is a famous ruin in Germany and…
The Lady and the Rooks is an engraving on a wood block that was created by Edward Calvert, an English…
The ruins of Coucy are what remains of a castle built in about the year 1230 by Enguerrand III, Lord…
The Windsor castle is located in the county of Berkshire in England. It is the largest inhabited castle…
The Pontefract Castle is located in the town of Pontefract in West Yorkshire, England. It was where…
The Norwich Castle was built in 1067 by the order of William the Conquerer, who was King of England…
"On the other hand large country seats are usually either midæval castles in the Tudor Perpendicular…
"It is especially this vitiated taste in form and details which characterized the Elizabethan Renaissance.…
William Tell was known as an expert marksman with the crossbow. At the time, Habsburg emperors were…
A kitchen cabinet is a type of cupboard popular in the first decades of the twentieth century. Named…
A doorway to a watch tower at Lincoln Castle during the fourteenth century. Guards usually observe the…
An illustration of mumming, or masquerading, in Windsor Castle Garden during the fourteenth century.…
In the short story The Attack on the Castle, the character Rebecca is drawn to show her moving to a…
"This fortress was founded by Edward I in 1283. It is one of the most impressive of the decayed medieval…
The storming of a medieval fortress and prison in Paris by revolutionaries, which represented royal…
A rare breed of cattle that live in a large enclosed part at Chillingham Castle in England.
The Chateau of Chenonceaux is a castle in the small village of Chenonceaux in the Loire Valley, France.…
The Chateau of Chambord is located in the commune of Chambord in the Loire Valley, France. The castle…
Located about 55 kilometers from Paris, it is one of the largest French royal chateaus. Pictured is…
Illustration of the Norman-built Rochester castle. The architect of the castle was Gundulf, a Norman…
Illustration of an aerial view of an 11th century Norman castle in Europe. From this view, it is possible…
An aerial view of the siege of Château Gaillard, also called the Saucy Castle. Construction of the…