Castles have played an important military, economic and social role in Great Britain and Ireland since their introduction following the Norman invasion of England in 1066. Although a small number of c
Leeds Castle, England
Raglan Castle, Wales
Balmoral Castle, Scotland
Lismore Castle, Ireland
Leeds Castle
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Leeds Castle is a castle in Kent, England, 7 miles southeast of Maidstone. It is built on islands in a lake formed by the River Len to the east of the village of Leeds and is a historic Grade I listed
Castles in Great Britain and Ireland
…or a suite of small rooms, might be built within the castle to allow the result to be properly appreciated, or a viewing point constructed outside. At Leeds Castle the redesigned castle of the 1280s was placed within a large water garden, while at Ravensworth at the end of the 14th century an artificial lake was…
An aerial panorama of Leeds Castle
Doublet worn by Fairfax at the Battle of Maidstone in 1648
Civil War cuirassier armour at Leeds c. 1640