At the same time, however, I availed myself of the services of that great English actor and master of make-up, Sir Gauntley Pratt, to do a `` quickie '' called The Mystery of the Mad Marquess, in which I played a young American girl who inherits a haunted castle on the English moors which is filled with secret passages and sliding panels and, unbeknownst to anyone, is still occupied by an eccentric maniac.

* 1482 – The town and castle of Berwick upon Tweed is captured from Scotland by an English army

The castle was classified as a protected historical monument by France in 1984 and most of the domain now belongs to the Coastal Protection Agency and is managed by the city of Hendaye.

The name Afyon Kara Hisar ( literally opium black castle in Turkish ), since opium was widely grown here and there is a castle on a black rock.

Also to the northeast is the town of Porto de Mós with its fanciful rebuilt castle.

Also to the south is the town of Porto de Mós with its fanciful rebuilt castle.

He is enslaved along with the captured Henry, his gun and chainsaw confiscated, and is taken to a castle.

The castle ruin Hammershus, on the northwestern tip of the island, is the largest medieval fortress in northern Europe, testament to the importance of its location.

The castle is an example of Scots Baronial architecture, and is classified by Historic Scotland as a category A listed building.

A principal keep similar to Craigievar Castle's is the middle of the castle, while a large turret ed country house is attached

The architecture of the new house is considered to be somewhat dated for its time, being similar in style to the demolished castle of the 1830s, in contrast to the richer forms of Scots Baronial being developed by William Burn and others during the 1850s.

The ballroom is the only room in the castle which can be viewed by the public.

Craigowan Lodge is a seven-bedroom stone house about a mile from the main castle in Balmoral.

It is more rustic than the castle, and was often the home of Charles and Diana when they visited.

Each weekend in the summer it is a lucrative source of income due to tourists visiting the castle, and in an effort to keep revenues high there is some overlap.

Popular tourist attractions include the archaeological sites of the Minoan civilisation, the Venetian old city and port of Chania, the Venetian castle at Rethymno, the gorge of Samaria, the islands of Chrysi, Elafonisi, Gramvousa, and Spinalonga and the Palm Beach of Vai, which is the largest natural palm forest in Europe.

A citadel is a fortress protecting a town, sometimes incorporating a castle.

A citadel is also a term of the third part of a medieval castle, with higher walls than the rest.

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.

No one wanted a larger family or no children, and none hoped for a castle or said that living in less settled circumstances would be satisfactory.

Bruhn mentions a battle ( also mentioned by Fabricius ) taking place on September 10, 1217 between Christian knights and Moor warriors on the Iberian Peninsula near the castle Alcazar, where it is said that a golden cross on white appeared in the sky, to bring victory to the Christians.

* 1502 10 July – By a Royal Warrant passed in Toledo by Isabella I of Castile, Gibraltar was granted its coat of arms: " An escutcheon on which the upper two thirds shall be a white field and on the said field set a red castle, and below the said castle, on the other third of the escutcheon, which must be a red field in which there must be a white line between the castle and the said red field, there shall be a golden key which hangs by a chain from the said castle, as are here figured ".

The castle is said to be the biggest castle in the world at about 570 meters in length and an average of about 130 meters wide.

Azuchi Castle on the shores of Lake Biwa is said to have been the greatest castle in the history of Japan, covered with gold and statues on the outside and decorated with standing screen, sliding door, wall, and ceiling paintings made by his subject Kano Eitoku on the inside.

Gruffydd is also said to have persuaded his father to annex the lordship of Cemais and its chief castle of Nevern, held by William FitzMartin, in 1191.

It is said that Kaga had " realised his dream in a form never seen before " and specially constructed a cooking arena called " Kitchen Stadium " in his castle.

According to tradition they married under Brehon law ' for one year certain ', and it is said that when the year was up Gráinne divorced Risdeárd and kept the castle.

Fulk is brought up in the castle of Joce De Dynan, and fights for his master against Sir Gilbert de Lacy – these battles are also the source of the story of Marion de la Bruyere, the betrayed lover whose ghost is still said to be heard crying " Goodbye, Cruel World!

They want to own a junior-grade castle, or a manor house, or some modest little place where Shakespeare might once have staged a pageant for Great Elizabeth and all her bearded courtiers.

The Castello Vecchio (" old castle "), a ruined citadel, was believed to be Roman but turned out to have Gothic features.

But even older Celtic settlements ( including a vitrified fort ) have been discovered recently in the area predating the Roman castle.

About four miles from Shrewsbury and close by Haughmond Abbey is " Queen Eleanor's Bower ", the remains of a triangular castle which is believed to have been one of her prisons.

Some, not least the Benedictine monks of Montserrat, have identified the castle with the real sanctuary of Montserrat in Catalonia, Spain.

The current castle, with a perimeter of, was principally constructed during the time of Venetian and Ottoman rule, although remains have been found dating settlements there back to 2000 B. C.

Leciester's intent may have been to create a deliberately anachronistic view across the base court, echoing the older ideals of chivalry and romance alongside the more modern aspects of the redesign of the castle.

For most of Kenilworth's history the role of the castle garden, used for entertainment, would have been very distinct from that of the surrounding chase, used primarily for hunting.

The castle baileys contained residential buildings, and some foundations have survived.

The descriptions given by the contemporary chroniclers make it possible that a second, purely militarily used castle existed near the settlement, yet neither is this certain nor have archaeological efforts been able to locate traces thereof.

It stands on the place where Musashi is supposed to have lived, at the foot of the castle.

Mantua, Modena, Cremona, and Verona have all been suggested, though scholarly opinion favours Lucca or the nearby castle of Porcari.

Niviane and Merlin rush back to Arthur's castle, but have to stop for the night in a stone chamber, once inhabited by two lovers.

Unprecedented in its speed of construction, the castle was mostly complete in just two years, when most construction on such a scale would have taken the best part of a decade.

The earliest surviving part of the present castle may have been built by Rhys or by his son, Rhys Gryg.

In September 1305, Edward ordered Robert Bruce to put his castle at Kildrummy, " in the keeping of such a man as he himself will be willing to answer for ," suggesting that King Edward suspected Robert was not entirely trustworthy and may have been plotting behind his back.

However, the construction of a sloping talus at the base of a castle wall ( as was common in Crusader fortification ) could have reduced the effectiveness of this tactic to an extent.

Stephen also faced a military dilemma at Arundel — the castle was considered almost impregnable, and he may have been worried that he was tying down his army in the south whilst Robert roamed freely in the west.

He noted that a " celestial castle " at the top of such a spindle-shaped cable would have the " castle " orbiting Earth in a geostationary orbit ( i. e. the castle would remain over the same spot on Earth's surface ).

The French king, seeking a focus for those opposed to William's power, then proposed that Edgar be given the castle of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the English Channel, which would have given Edgar a strategic advantage against William, but he was forced to submit to William shortly thereafter, and returned to William's court.

The outer walls of the castle have full-height slender turrets at the changes in direction.