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4 giorni fa · His Pulitzer-prize winning Lord Weary’s Castle, written in 1947 when he was only thirty, bore a Latin prayer from the Mass for finding the body of St. Stephen as its epigraph and held within its pages what many at the time believed to be masterpieces of poetic architecture built with nothing but “plot and rhyme” to stand and ...
2 giorni fa · Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock, which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. There has been a royal castle on the rock since at least the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633.
2 giorni fa · Discover London’s castle – a secure fortress, royal palace and infamous prison Explore London’s iconic castle and World Heritage Site . Get up close to the Crown Jewels , meet the legendary Yeoman Warders and ravens and see the Tower like never before.
1 giorno fa · May 26, 2024. Tucked away in the rolling green hills of Cobh, County Cork, Ireland lies the imposing Barryscourt Castle – a magnificent 16th-century tower house that serves as a testament to the power and influence of the Anglo-Norman Barry family. This ancient fortification has stood watch over the surrounding countryside for centuries ...
4 giorni fa · Bolsover castle, which is situated on the brow of a steep hill, and commands a very extensive prospect, consists of two detached buildings; one of these, which indeed may properly be called the castle, is a square castellated mansion, with turrets and a tower of larger dimensions at the north-east corner.
5 giorni fa · Arms of Porter of Weary-hall: — Sable, three church-bells Argent. Richmond of High-head Castle, in the reign of Henry VIII. extinct by the death of Henry Richmond, Esq. in 1716. Arms: — G. two bars gemelles and a chief, Or; on an escutcheon of pretence, G. a fesse checky O. and G. between three garbs, Or.
5 giorni fa · It was sold by Lord St. Audries in 1952 and in 1981 was bought by the Landmark Trust. (fn. 28) The castle, which stands on low ground to the south of Stogursey village, comprises a roughly circular motte with two baileys, the inner protecting the motte on the south and east, the outer at a higher level further east, both surrounded ...
