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 ...

I ’m not going to lie – I’ve always had a bit of a fantasy of waking up in a castle, whether it’s Traitors, or Camelot. And ...

Whether it's binge-watching episodes of The Crown or eagerly awaiting the new Princess Diana biopic, there's something tantalizing about getting an inside look at British royal life. But if the screen ...

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 ...

Appleby Castle in the UK has had a slew of owners in its 900-year lifespan, and now you can be one too. Located in Cumbria, a county in northwest England bordering Scotland, the centuries-old ...

A 715-year-old English castle with a history as rich as its architecture has just hit the market for the first time in its ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

More than 50 etchings from soldiers have been discovered on an English castle door in an “astonishing discovery,” including graffiti of what could depict the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte being ...