Kerak Castle: Did you mean...?

Colditz Castle, Saxony, Germany. The castle was first built in the 11th century and was famously used as an Allied prisoner-of-war camp by Nazi Germany during the Second World War (1939-45)

Chepstow Castle in southern Wales. The castle was first built c. 1067 CE by Earl William FitzOsbern and then extended from c. 1190 CE by Sir William Marshal (c. 1146-1219 CE).

A digital reconstruction of how Samobor Castle may have appeared when it was built in 1264 CE. The castle was built during the reign of Ottokar II of Bohemia (1233-1278 CE) who was at war with Stephen V of Hungary...

Trim Castle, Ireland. The Norman castle located in County Meath dates from c. 1220 CE, and is famous for its monumental architecture and curtain walls.

Mary, Queen of Scots was the queen of both Scotland (r. 1542-1567) and briefly, France (r. 1559-1560). Obliged to flee Scotland, the queen was imprisoned for 19 years by Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603) and finally executed...

Saladin (1137-93) was the Muslim Sultan of Egypt and Syria (r. 1174-1193) who shocked the western world by defeating an army of the Christian Crusader states at the Battle of Hattin and then capturing Jerusalem in 1187. Saladin all but...

Kumamoto Castle keep, photograph by Jan van der Crabben, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, September 2025. Originally built in the 17th century, the main keep of Kumamoto Castle was burned down during the Satsuma Rebellion...

The Henry VIII Gate of Windsor Castle, England. The castle was first built by William the Conqueror c. 1070 CE and then added to by many monarchs thereafter. The gate was built by Henry VIII (r. 1509-1547 CE) to give...

The Great Hall and Lesser Hall at Chepstow Castle in Wales. The halls contained the domestic facilities of the castle. The castle was first built c. 1067 CE by Earl William FitzOsbern, and then extended from...

Kidwelly Castle in Dyfed, Wales was first built as a wooden fortification in 1102 CE, by the Normans who had just arrived in modern-day Wales. The stone castle was built by the 1280s CE. This gif shows a reconstruction...