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#GoMedieval Monday - May 14th

#GoMedieval Monday - Mothers Day Edition

May 14, 2012 | By The Gatekeeper

#gomedieval monday, eleanor of aquitaine, gomedieval, medieval recipes, mothers day, simnel cake

#GoMedieval Monday - Mothers Day Edition

#GoMedieval Monday - May 7th

May 7, 2012 | By The Gatekeeper

#gomedieval, castle, cross bow, gomedieval, malbork, saxon, siege engineering, viking

#GoMedieval with Paper Crossbows, Viking Sieges and the Doorways of Malbork Castle.

#GoMedieval Monday - April 23rd

Dover Castle finds itself home to a mixed flock of sheep

April 23, 2012 | By The Gatekeeper

#gomedieval, castle defence, Castles in France, chateau, Chateau Gaillard, crusader castles, Dan Snow, defending a castle, Discovery UK, Dover Castle, facts about castles, French, Gothic castles, Henry II of England, history of castles, History Television, Ian Herring, living history online, medieval warfare, Middle Age weapons, Middle Ages castles, Philip Augustus, Philip II of France, siege engineering

Battle Castle features an extensive online world that continues to grow every day. Every Monday, we share awesome medieval moments we've found on the web - people who, like us, have been inspired to bring the Middle Ages into their daily lives.

The Secret to Mastering Constantinople

April 2, 2012 | By Jennifer Lynn Jordan

castle games, history games, Masters of Constantinople, medieval

Character interaction is the defining feature of Masters of Constantinople, the interactive fiction game continuing the lore of the Battle Castle series that many players have already been enjoying.

Castle Features #8 - Battlements

March 29, 2012 | By The Gatekeeper

battlements, Castillo de Gibralfaro, Conwy Castle, Crac des Chevaliers, crenellations, Dover Castle, embrasures, Krak des Chevaliers, Malaga Alcazaba, Malbork Castle, merlons

Castle Features: Battlements: Crac des Chevaliers, Dover, Conwy, Malbork & Malaga

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Rediscovering the Reconquista: Author Chris Wawn on Malaga, Spain

Author Chris Wawn on-location outside Malaga, Spain for Battle Castle.

March 29, 2012 | By The Gatekeeper

Castillo de Gibralfaro, Chris Wawn, facts about castles, Ferdinand and Isabella, Granada castle, living history online, Malaga Alcazaba, Malaga castle, medieval cannons, medieval warfare, Middle Age weapons, Middle Ages castles, siege cannon, siege engineering, Spanish Reconquista, Yusuf I

Author Chris Wawn on historical habits, military multiplicity, and giving the gift of a guidebook.

Castle Defence 101: Battlements

Battlements sourced from The Medieval Fortress by Kaufmann and Kaufmann

March 28, 2012 | By The Gatekeeper

battlements, Chateau Gaillard, Conwy Castle, Crac des Chevaliers, crenellations, defending a castle, Dover Castle, embrasures, Krak des Chevaliers, Malaga castle, Malbork Castle, medieval warfare, merlons, Middle Ages weapons, parts of a castle, siege engineering, stone castles

Battlements sourced from The Medieval Fortress by Kaufmann and Kaufmann

Host Dan Snow reveals how early guns were loaded and fired.

March 26, 2012 | By The Gatekeeper

Castillo de Gibralfaro, Dan Snow BBC, facts about castles, Ferdinand and Isabella, Granada castle, living history online, Malaga Alcazaba, Malaga castle, medieval cannons, medieval warfare, Middle Age weapons, Middle Ages castles, siege cannon, siege engineering, Spanish Reconquista, Yusuf I

Host Dan Snow reveals how early guns - like the ones used during the attack on Malaga - were loaded and fired.

#GoMedieval Monday - Malaga Edition

March 25, 2012 | By The Gatekeeper

Castillo de Gibralfaro, facts about castles, Ferdinand and Isabella, Granada castle, living history online, Malaga Alcazaba, Malaga castle, medieval cannons, medieval warfare, Middle Age weapons, Middle Ages castles, siege cannon, siege engineering, Spanish Reconquista, Yusuf I

#GoMedieval with Battle Castle: Malaga, which premieres March 29 on History Television. Story, pictures and video from Ferdinand and Isabella's greatest siege.

Castle Features #7 - Entrances

March 23, 2012 | By The Gatekeeper

Castillo de Gibralfaro, Chateau Gaillard, Conwy Castle, Crac des Chevaliers, Dover Castle, drawbridge, entrance, gatehouse, Krak des Chevaliers, Malaga Alcazaba, Malbork Castle, portcullis, trapdoor

Castle Features: Entrances: Crac des Chevaliers, Gaillard, Dover, Conwy, Malbork & Malaga

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