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Mogadouro – a Templar stronghold in northern Portugal
A visit to the Templar castle in Mogadouro in north east Portugal
Read MoreFrom a Roman to a medieval tower
In the Middle Ages, the ruins of old Roman forts were often built on top of to create medieval castles. One great example of this is the so-called Multangular Tower in York, constructed when the city was called Eboracum by…
Read MoreLost castles of London
Baynard’s Castle. Montfichet Tower. Savoy Palace. Even to most Londoners, the names of these buildings would mean little today. Ask a citizen of this great city, how many castles there are within London, they’d more than likely point at the…
Read MoreLondon riots – in the Middle Ages
London is ablaze with rioting at the current time from Tottenham to Brixton. I live in south London so I’m very engaged with what’s happening. But when I read people on Twitter talking about London riots as if this is…
Read MoreLondon Beefeater loses the plot – or not
I work not far from the magnificent Tower of London – where the keep, built in the eleventh century by William the Conqueror, seems a lot smaller against the increasing number of skyscrapers but still holds its own. This Beefeater,…
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