NORTHERN BURGUNDY, France — Deep in a forest of France's Burgundy region, a group of enthusiasts is building a medieval castle the old-fashioned way — that is, with tools and methods from the late ...

Castles can be magnificent and imposing buildings. It took Kings, counts or barons years, if not decades to erect. These men ...

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. Looming ...

Archaeologists in Vannes unearthed the ruins of an elaborate castle and moat built in the 1380s by a duke and later abandoned, photos show. Photo from Emmanuelle Collado and Inrap Archaeologists had ...