The towering castles that dot England’s landscape symbolize power, conquest, and control. For centuries, they have been viewed as monuments to the Norman elite who reshaped the country after 1066.

Corfe Castle was built in 1066 by William the Conqueror ... It is set to be removed after work on this tower has been ...

During the war, Parliamentarian forces besieged the Royalist-held Sheffield Castle, capturing it after a ten-day siege ... the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, the castle is viewed by many ...

Not long after, the Archbishop of York and earls Edwin and Morcar also submitted. England had finally accepted defeat. On Christmas Day 1066 ... motte and bailey castles began to spring up ...

Following the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William, Duke of Normandy ... the Earl of Shrewsbury had built a castle at Montgomery and had taken much of the Welsh borderland into his possession ...