The English countryside is studded with all manner of manors, castles and palaces. Many of these stately homes, as the English call them, were built in Victorian times by ridiculously rich nobles and ...

Nicky Willis is one of the leading female jousters on the European circuit Women will join jousting competitions at English castles for the first time this summer, English Heritage has confirmed.

Women will join jousting competitions at English castles for the first time this summer, English Heritage has confirmed. Female knights will battle against male counterparts at Bolsover, Kenilworth, ...

11:12, Tue, Sep 23, 2025 Updated: 14:58, Wed, Sep 24, 2025 England's castles and fortresses are something we should be truly proud of. A feature of the landscape for centuries, we're blessed with ...

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Last year was a bumper year for castles, as record numbers flocked to visit them across England. According to English Heritage, which looks after more than 400 sites, monuments and buildings, ten of ...

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