Shortly after invading England in 1066, William the Conqueror began consolidating power. Building castles was a primary means of asserting dominance and over the proceeding 150 years William and his ...

A luxurious tower built for Henry I—William the Conqueror’s son—is opening to the public for the first time in nearly four centuries. Constructed around 1107, the royal residence is located within the ...

The National Trust team at Corfe Castle is set to welcome the Time Team Geodome for a weekend of archaeological activities. This event, on Saturday, July 19 and Sunday, July 20, is part of the ...

Soar over Corfe Castle, United Kingdom, where the jagged, thousand-year-old ruins of the Bankes family's fortress stand as a dramatic silhouette atop a steep hill in the Purbeck landscape. Meta begins ...