This is Epic History's 3D guide to building the perfect castle, based on the development of European medieval castles over 400 years of history. We trace the origins of the castle in the feudal system ...

In the ninth and tenth centuries, castles were often built of wood and easily burned down by enemies. As unrest spread across Europe and warfare began to change, castle designs had to adapt.

Stone castles became symbols of Norman occupation ... 17 years into a 25 year project, to build a castle from scratch.Using the tools, techniques and materials of the 13th century.Historian ...

Berkhamsted Castle, Hertfordshire, was one of the most important early Norman castles ... The trust said it would now work to "make it a coherent site again". The donated land on the castle's ...

"It's no coincidence that many Norman castles are built on the sites of former Welsh fortresses, which themselves were often Roman or Iron Age forts, as they are naturally strategic points from ...