Edinburgh Castle: Cromwell’s Three-Month Siege of Scotland’s Fortress Sieges & Fortifications A garrison with full granaries, its own freshwater well, and a fortress carved into the top of an... Read More
Dover Castle: The Siege That Saved England’s Crown Sieges & Fortifications In October 1216, a nine-year-old boy became King of England while a French prince’s army... Read More
The Walls of Constantinople: The Fortifications That Guarded an Empire for a Thousand Years Sieges & Fortifications For more than eleven hundred years, a single line of stone kept the greatest city in the medieval... Read More
Krak des Chevaliers: The Crusader Fortress That Held for 130 Years Sieges & Fortifications A castle can be built to withstand any army and still fall to a single forged letter. Krak des... Read More