Although the defenders were relieved, Maguire was in possession of the castle from 1595 – 8 and it wasn't till 1607 that it was finally captured by the English.

Although now ruined as a result of the slighting, or deliberate partial destruction, of the castle after the English Civil War, Kenilworth illustrates five centuries of English military and civil architecture.

Although William returned to York and built another castle, Edgar remained free and in the autumn joined up with King Sweyn of Denmark.

Although it was built as a family home its design was that of a medieval castle.

Although it is described as a modest building, the chapel is considered to " complete the ensemble " of the castle.

Although the Knights lifted the siege of the castle after a month, they reduced much of the outer city to ruins.

Although this was not the Castle Greyhawk of Gygax and Kuntz, it was the first serious attempt to publish details of the castle.

Although not holding independent command of an army which the sagas imply, it is not unlikely that Harald and the Varangians at times could have been sent off to capture a castle or town.

Although it is often said that James I destroyed the castle because his mother was killed there, the facts are rather more prosaic ; it fell into such disrepair that it had to be pulled down, and the stones were all taken to be used in other buildings.

Although it is mentioned by the name of Newcastle as early as 1433, so it is likely that another castle had previously stood there.

Although Castle Howard was built near the site of the ruined Henderskelfe Castle, it is not a true castle, but this term is often used for English country houses constructed after the castle-building era ( c. 1500 ) and not intended for a military function.

Although the castle remained in the hands of the Howard family over the succeeding centuries, it was not their favourite residence, and the various Dukes of Norfolk invested their time and energy into improving other ducal estates, including Norfolk House in London and Worksop.

Although Pembroke Castle is a Norman-style enclosure castle with Great Keep, it can be more accurately described as a linear fortification because, like the later 13th-century castles at Caernarfon and Conwy, it was built on a rock promontory surrounded by water.

Although only made from earth and wood, Pembroke Castle resisted several Welsh attacks and sieges over the next 30 years, the castle establishing itself at the heart of the Norman-controlled lands of southwest Wales.

Although to first documentary reference to a castle at Framlingham occurs in 1148, the actual date of its construction is uncertain and three possible options have been suggested by academics.

Although demolished and rebuilt several times, the castle retains the distinctive triangular plan first laid out in the 13th century.

Although gunpowder weapons were used to defend castles from the late 14th century onwards it became clear during the 16th century that, provided artillery could be transported and brought to bear on a besieged castle, gunpowder weapons could also play an important attack role.

Although the size of noble households shrank slightly during the 16th century, the number of guests at the largest castle events continued to grow.

Although nothing remains of the castle above ground, it affected the town's layout.

Although the stone castle was begun in the 1230s, there were three main building phases plus several periods of remodelling.

Although the inheritance of the castle can be traced through the 16th and 17th centuries, there is little to indicate how it was used in this period, or if the family spent much time in it.

Although the then heir to Ashby castle, Ferdinando Hastings, the 6th Earl of Huntingdon, was outwardly neutral during the English Civil War, other members of the family, most notably his brother Henry Hastings, were ardent Royalists.

Although the rooms are shuffled at the beginning of each game, the path through the castle always remains unchanged.

Although Nobunaga rarely put too much trust in his retainers, he particularly trusted Shibata Katsuie, Hashiba Hideyoshi, and Akechi Mitsuhide, who was the first subordinate to receive a castle from Nobunaga.

Although the name Baltimore is an anglicisation of the Irish meaning " town of the big house ", the Irish-language name for Baltimore is that of the O ' Driscoll castle, Dún na Séad (" fort of the jewels ").

Although it was dark as usual I could see that the hall had only recently contained a great many people.

Although New Orleans was not to learn of it for a spell, she also was a sadist, a nymphomaniac and unobtrusively mad -- the perpetrator of some of the worst crimes against humanity ever committed on American soil.

Although Faulkner was the heir in his own family to this tradition, he did not have Stark Young's inclination to romanticize and sentimentalize the planter society.

Although his tender nights were not the ones I dreamed of, nor was it for yachts, sports cars, tall drinks, and swimming pools, nor yet for money or what money buys that I burned, I too was burning and watching myself burn.

Although after much trouble he did manage to get it back, he discovered there was no trade to be had.

Although he did not attend any celebrated schools or universities, he was a master of Greek and Hebrew and could read the Bible in the original.

Although the fort was evacuated in the face of the force of Cornwallis, Morgan and his men did have a chance to take another swing at the redcoats.

Although because of the important achievements of nineteenth century scholars in the field of textual criticism the advance is not so striking as it was in the case of archaeology and place-names, the editorial principles laid down by Stevenson in his great edition of Asser and in his Crawford Charters were a distinct improvement upon those of his predecessors and remain unimproved upon today.

Although Mr. Brown was not himself its inventor ( it was a French idea ), it is typical that his intuition first conceived the importance of mass producing this basic tool for general use.

Although it was a mere fragment of the victim's remains, it was enough.

Although there were only four fluids tested, it was apparent that there were two distinct types.

Although the tape was run for over 1 hr., a steady state was not reached, and it was concluded that the reason for this was that the back pressure of the manometer was built up from the material fed from between the blocks and this was available at a very slow rate.

-- Although there was some variation in results which must be attributed either to trace impurities or to variation in wall effects, the photochemical exchange in the gas phase was sufficiently reproducible so that it seemed meaningful to compare the reaction rates in different series of reaction tubes for the purpose of obtaining information on the effect of chlorine concentration and of carbon tetrachloride concentration on the reaction rate.

Although the Taylor Scale was designed as a group testing device, in this study it was individually administered by psychologically trained workers who established rapport and assisted the children in reading the items.

Although when burned, amber does give off a characteristic " pinewood " fragrance, modern products, such as perfume, do not normally use actual amber.

Although the Visigoths plundered Rome, they treated its inhabitants humanely and burned only a few buildings.

Although all the other lights were extinguished, that light burned oil, in spite of the fact that it had been kindled first.

Although many wanted to rebuild the hall on a different site, Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley elected to rebuild on the foundations of the burned building.

Although no Civil War battles were fought inside Bentonville, the city was occupied by both armies and saw almost all of its buildings burned, either by opposing armies or guerrilla outlaws.

Although the plantation itself burned in the early 20th century, the family moved into the caretaker's cottage overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway.

Although local assets were burned and looted by Union troops, Colonel LaGrange spared the homes of LaGrange, including Bellevue, the home of Senator Benjamin Harvey Hill.

Although Kituhwa was burned by American soldiers in 1776, the Cherokee continued to hold annual ceremonial dances at the site throughout the 19th century.

Although the courthouse burned in 1946, two of these sandstone buildings remain — the First National Bank building and the Old Scott County Jail.

Although the roundhouse burned in 1919, it was replaced with a brick structure which lasted many years.

Although carbon dates can be negatively affected if the users of the hearth burned old wood or coal, the process is typically quite reliable.

Although built by a brewing firm, the hotel ( which burned to the ground in the 1990s ) was frequented by tobacco buyers and sellers.

Although the project was completed, Guest and Mathieson were burned by their Canadian film investment group and wound up financing it themselves.

Although the wreckage of the plane was badly burned, it was later discovered that a wrench used to service the engine slid into the gearbox and jammed it.

Although maintained after Scotland's monarchs left for England in 1603, the palace was little used, and was burned out in 1746.

Although it is widely reported that the Florentine artist Sandro Botticelli burned several of his paintings based on classical mythology in the great Florentine bonfire of 1492, the historical record on this is not clear.

Although there is some controversy as to who was responsible and to the extent of the destruction, a number of homes and businesses in Battleford were looted and burned.

Although wearing ID tags proved to be highly beneficial, the problem remained that soldiers ' bodies could be completely destroyed, burned or buried by the type of high explosive munitions routinely used in modern warfare.

Although he didn't direct the movie, he made a cameo appearance as a doctor in the Sam Raimi movie Darkman, starring Liam Neeson ( Landis is one of the doctors examining Neeson after he was burned in the building.

Although the British garrison had left the town in 1863, the barracks was looted and burned shortly after the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 – 22.

Although Mackandal was captured by the French and burned at the stake in 1758, large armed maroon bands persisted in raids and harassment after his death.

Although the fire burned to within one kilometer, the Tidal River camping area and park headquarters were unaffected.

Although the mountain has seen its fair share of fires, in August 2006 a large wildfire known as the Jackson Canyon Fire burned 11, 496 acres ( 40 km² ) on the western end of Casper Mountain, and in September 2012 the Sheep Herder Hill Fire has burned 15, 887 acres on the eastern end of the mountain.