From the earliest hill forts, through King Alfred’s burghs, the Conqueror’s castles, pleasure palaces, romantic ruins, to ...

The northern frontier settlement, whose earliest recorded inhabitants were the Carvetii tribe of Britons, has a deep-rooted history of turmoil and bloodshed – Carlisle was once the most besieged town ...

Castles have loomed over the landscape of Britain for centuries. They hold the keys to unlocking some of the greatest stories of our past. Join History Hit's medieval expert, Matt Lewis, in this new ...

Archaeologists working on Sheffield Castle in the United Kingdom found burnt material that helps date the site. Screengrab from Wessex Archaeology's Facebook post Years into excavations at a medieval ...

It's surrounded by stunning countryside and is home to one of the best-preserved medieval castles in the country ...

The lively market town of Skipton in North Yorkshire has been crowned the happiest place to live in 2025, according to an ...