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Okayama Castle in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The castle was built in 1597. The main tower was replicated in 1966 after being destroyed during World War II.

Ludlow Castle, probably built around 1075 by the Norman lord Walter de Lacy. The castle was a major Yorkist stronghold during the Wars of the Roses (1455 - 1487 CE). Ludlow, Shropshire, England. (Photo by Colin Watts, on Unsplash)

Kilkenny Castle, Ireland. Parts of the castle dates back to the 13th Century CE, and was for centuries home to the Butlers of Ormond family.

The gatehouse of the now-ruined Donnington Castle, Berkshire, England. It was built in 1386. The castle hosted Royalist artillery during the indecisive Second Battle of Newbury in October 1644 during the English Civil Wars (1642-51).

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 access to the Lower Ward...

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 of the castle as...

Malahide Castle, Ireland. Malahide Castle was the ancestral home of the Talbot family for centuries, and parts of the building date to the 12th century CE. The first castle was built by Richard Talbot, an English knight who had helped King...

The view south from the keep of Dover Castle. The castle was first built by William the Conqueror in the 11th century CE and it was then extensively rebuilt with new walls and a keep added by Henry II (r. 1154-1189 CE). The Saxon church of...

Guédelon castle in Treigny, Burgundy, France. The construction began in 1997 and is inspired by the castle architecture prevalent during the reign of King Philip-Augustus (1180-1223). An example of experimental archaeology, the castle is...

Newark Castle in Nottinghamshire, England. The castle was founded in the 12th Century CE. King John of England (r. 1199-1216 CE) died of dysentery in Newark Castle on 18 October, 1216 CE.