The Redoubt

Alnwick Castle

Alnwick Castle in Northumberland is the second largest inhabited castle in England (after Windsor Castle), and has been the home of the Percys since 1309. Yves de Vescy, Baron of Alnwick, erected the first parts of the castle in about 1096 to protect

The Tower of London

In 1066, the King of England, Edward the Confessor died childless, leaving several claimants vying for his throne. Harold Godwinson, Edward’s brother-in-law, was made King of England, but William, Duke of Normandy, a distant blood relative, said he

Gwrych Castle

The impressive stone castle at Grwych in Wales, has had a very interesting past, and has been home to Normans, Roundheads, Aristocracy and middleweight boxing champion Randolph Turpin. The first castle at the site was built by the Normans in the earl