Exploring Castles

Deceptively mighty: Stokesay Castle, a fortified manor house in Shropshire, England. (David Evans, Flickr)

Ludlow Castle - one of the Medieval castles on the border between England and Wales. (Credit: Ed Jeavons, Flickr)

Happy Halloween! A 'mad scientist', Joseph Konrad Dippel, once lived at Burg Frankenstein, Germany. His ghoulish experiments included resurrecting the dead - and might have inspired the novel Frankenstein....

- Discover the Ghost of Anne Boleyn, and Tales from Frankenstein Castle! (Exploring Castles eNews, Nov 2015) For the ghost hunters out there, there’s one apparition who’s said to haunt a number of castles and stately homes in England.

Who do you think murdered the princes in the Tower of London? Was it really King Richard? http://www.exploring-castles.com/princes_in_the_tower.html

Princes in the Tower: Murder in the Tower of London Discover the murder mystery of the Princes in the Tower of London, one of the great puzzles of British history. Who were the suspects - and who do you believe did it?

I didn't get nipped by a raven when I visited the Tower of London last week ;) Discover more: http://www.exploring-castles.com/tower_of_london_history.html

I know it's not a castle, but it's undeniably very English! I visited Snowshill Manor, in the Cotswolds, last Friday.

It's a beautiful old manor, built of warm coloured local stone, filled with eccentric collectibles.

The gardens boast a dove-cote. Well worth a visit!

Nine Things You Probably Didn't Know About English Castles!:

Guest Feature: English Castles: Nine Things You Probably Didn’t Know About English Castles by... Editor's Note: The following was a contribution from Dr. Edd Morris, the author of the recently released book Exploring English Castles. From the grandest fortresses to long-forgotten ruins, I’ve always loved exploring English castles. What fascinates me is how these fortresses - once the strongest, mightiest and grandest buildings in the whole of England - are now reduced to jagged remains. [ 1193 more words. ]

Beautiful photo :)

Threave Castle, Dumfries and Galloway - Scotland

Hello from Dublin Castle - enjoying a (brief) sunny moment!

Interested on castles with Tudor connections (like Kenilworth, pictured)? Check out my guest blog On The Tudor Trail!:

Exploring English Castles - A guest post by Dr Edd Morris. Happy armchair travelling! http://onthetudortrail.com/Blog/2015/04/29/exploring-english-castles-by-edd-morris/

Calling castle lovers! I'm really excited that my just-released coffee table hardback has been chosen as 'Book of the Day' by English Historical Fiction Authors. Check out their review with excerpts! :) http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/exploring-english-castles.html

Exploring English Castles: A Book Review I enjoyed your post immensely. Living in Canada and having never visited the British Isles, I suppose I have a rather romanticized version in my head of castles but to visit one in person is on my bucket list!