Portugal’s Mateus Palace.Credit: Adobe Decades later I’m in the Douro Valley in Portugal standing in front of Mateus Castle ... It began in 1942 during World War II when a young innovator ...

Built on an island at a connection point between two lakes in Finland ... Olavinlinna or St. Olaf's Castle, is the northernmost medieval stone fortress in the world, lying about 220 miles from ...

This was what the Duke of Northumberland lamented once about living in Alnwick Castle during the summer months ... But after the Second World War, with a new Labour government intent on ...

‘Orford Castle ... both world wars and later conflicts. Keep an eye out for the drum, which was hidden on the retreat to Dunkirk, a hand fan kept as a diary by a Far East prisoner of war and ...

who were killed by the Nazis during World War Two. The King travelled to Poland to visit Auschwitz-Birkenau, which was liberated - or freed - 80 years ago in 1945. He has become the first British ...

In the summer of 1944 Kathleen Oates - a Wren assigned to the Women's Royal Naval Service during the Second World War - was transferred to the Isle ... wrote that she was making a dress from two ...

Wonderful panoramic views, a treasure trove of history, mystery and discoveries, spanning 2,500 years, are all encapsulated in this UNESCO World Heritage site ... This room connected two towers of the ...

Scores of unexploded bombs dating from World War II have been recovered from a children’s playground in northern England ...

The unexploded ordnance, discovered during a site renovation, were described as “practice bombs” that still carry a charge ...

A historic castle which played a dark part in the inter-clan violence of 16th century Scotland has reopened to the public after being closed for two years. Auchindoun Castle, in Moray, shut its doors ...

Local politician Mark Mather told the BBC that the area was reportedly used to train the Home Guard volunteer army during World War II, and it appeared that after the war the ordnance was buried.

A historic castle which played a dark part in the inter-clan violence of 16th century Scotland has reopened to the public after being closed for two years. Auchindoun Castle, in Moray ...