The Seljuq Turks then arrived in 1071 and changed its name to Kara Hissar (" black castle ") after the ancient fortress situated upon a volcanic rock 201 meters above the town.

In the earliest manuscript of Dracula, dated 8 March 1890, the castle is set in Styria, although the setting was changed to Transylvania six days later.

The town and castle changed ownership for a period afterwards and were part of the Duchy of Saxony until 1192, of the County of Holstein until 1217 and part of Denmark until the Battle of Bornhöved in 1227.

While in the Netherlands he changed his address frequently, living among other places in Dordrecht ( 1628 ), Franeker ( 1629 ), Amsterdam ( 1629 – 30 ), Leiden ( 1630 ), Amsterdam ( 1630 – 32 ), Deventer ( 1632 – 34 ), Amsterdam ( 1634 – 35 ), Utrecht ( 1635 – 36 ), Leiden ( 1636 ), Egmond ( 1636 – 38 ), Santpoort ( 1638 – 1640 ), Leiden ( 1640 – 41 ), Endegeest ( a castle near Oegstgeest ) ( 1641 – 43 ), and finally for an extended time in Egmond-Binnen ( 1643 – 49 ).

The castle changed hands three times during the English Civil War, and Oliver Cromwell passed through on his way to retaking Chepstow Castle and laying siege to Pembroke Castle in 1648.

Since WotC still owned the rights to the name Greyhawk, Gygax changed the name of the castle to Castle Zagyg — the reverse homophone of his own name originally ascribed to the mad architect of his original thirteen level dungeon.

Under the influence of William Maitland of Lethington, Mary's secretary, Grange changed sides, occupying the town and castle of Edinburgh for Queen Mary, and against the new regent, the Earl of Lennox.

It changed hands several times until 1589 when the Protestant King Henri IV ( of France and Navarre ) gave the castle to Duplessis-Mornay.

During the conflict between the counts of Anjou and Blois, the castle changed hands several times, and in 1038 Fulk captured the castle again.

Ownership of the castle changed several times including, through marriage, to the Cossé-Brissac family.

Opposition to the Poor Law grew, and in 1834 the law was changed to reform the system ; the poorhouse on the castle site was closed by 1839, the inhabitants being moved to the workhouse at Wickham Market.

By 1337 the castle was once again inhabited, and Sir Eustace now changed sides again, giving his support to Edward Balliol.

When, however, the fall of Bothwell was seen to be impending he rapidly changed sides and surrendered the castle to Murray, stipulating for his pardon for Darnley's murder, the retention of the priory of Pittenweem, and pecuniary rewards.

Through the Middle Ages the wooden buildings within the castle square evolved and changed, the most significant addition being the Great Hall built of stone and timber, variously used as Parliament house, court of law and banqueting hall.

The structure of the castle was changed during the long reign of the Elector Augustus of Saxony ( 1553 – 1586 ), and the complex was reconstructed into a Renaissance style castle from 1577 to 1591, including the portions that were still in the gothic architectural style.

Later, perhaps in 1100 AD, the monastery was changed into a castle.

All later seals showed a castle, but the size and shape of the castle has changed considerably through the centuries.

Over the next few generations, the property changed hands several time, until 1520 when King Francis I arranged for construction of a new castle on the site.

* Wégimont castle ( 14th century construction changed through the centuries with a park transformed into a family amusement area Domaine Provincial de Wégimont ( in French ))

The heir of Arnold was Friedrich de Novus Ponte ( Nienbrügge ) who changed his title to Isenberg after his new castle in Hattingen.

Next summer, the castle changed hands again, being abandoned by the Scots after the English victory at Falkirk.

During the Polish – Swedish War at the beginning of the 17th century the castle changed hands several times and fell into ruins.

The castle remained in royal hands until it was given to John Dudley in 1553.

Pietro is taken, but escapes out of the hands of the robbers, and after some adventures arrives at the castle where Agnolella is, marries her, and returns with her to Rome.

The conquest of Cumberland was the beginning of a long war between Scotland and England which saw the region change hands a number of times and centred around Carlisle, it having become a major stronghold with the construction of the castle.

However, this posthumously applied title may derive from a textual mistranslation of an early Latin record which actually refers to the walls of his castle, not his hands, as white.

The Jacobite army, under Charles Edward Stuart (" Bonnie Prince Charlie ") captured Edinburgh without a fight in September 1745, but the castle remained in the hands of the ageing Deputy Governor, General George Preston, who refused to surrender.

The lordship of the town and the castle passed through many hands through the years.

In 1278 the castle came into the hands of King Edward I, for whom it became a favourite residence.

The castle has only fallen once into enemy hands in its history, in 1521 after an assault during the Majorcan seconds Revolt of the Brotherhoods.

The Stewarts sold the castle in 1852 and, after passing though the hands of some 6 owners, it was sold for the final time in 1922 to a local farmer for the princely sum of £ 100.

After Richard's death at Bosworth in 1485 the castle remained in royal hands until the reign of James I, when it was sold.

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.

The castle passed into the hands of the Balliol family ( of which the Scottish king, John Balliol, was the most important member ) and then into the possession of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick.

The castle saw service in the Barons ' War of 1263 to 1266, changing hands three times, once being surrendered to the great Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester.

In 1117 he built the castle of Scandalion near Tyre, which was still in Muslim hands.

The townspeople sided with the previously deposed Christian II, but the castle was in the hands of Christian III.

With the castle and much of the surrounding area in Royalist hands, Parliament despatched Colonel Sir William Waller to Farnham to retake the castle.

Antiquarian John Leland wrote in the 16th century that the " castle stands on the very nape of a high hill, steep up each way, partly by nature, partly by the working of men's hands ".

It eventually passed into the hands of the Dukes of Rutland and following a fire, was rebuilt by the wife of the 5th Duke, and gained its present Gothic castle look.

This castle underwent many sieges and suffered at the hands of Marshal de Châtillon ( 1636 ).