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This view of the village was taken in the days before its castle, once the home of Anne Boleyn, became internationally famous and attracted hordes of visitors.

One of Anglesey's best-known sailing resorts, at the eastern end of the Menai Strait, Beaumaris was founded by Edward I, who built one of his great castles here, although it was never finished.

Naworth Castle, about two miles east of Brampton, is the family home of the Howards, Earls of Carlisle.

His brick Jacobean mansion, Chilham Castle, allegedly designed by Inigo Jones, stands on the west side of the Square at Chilham itself.

Further up Castle Street and at its junction with Bristle Hill to the right and Elm Street on the left, the photographer is looking towards the great east window of the parish church.

St Fagans Castle, on a crag above the River Ely, was founded by the Norman Le Sor family and was the residence of the Earl of Plymouth.

In the centre of the town are the ruins of Rothesay Castle, once a royal residence, and said to have been built about the year 1100.

He laid out a market place outside the castle ramparts which still survives, although it is somewhat encroached upon.

It also had a Norman motte and bailey castle whose earthworks survive quite well.

Whitchurch is a long village with many fine houses and cottages, and also the remains of Hugh of Bolbec's early 12th-century earthwork castle.

It was formerly the Chapel of the Order of St Patrick, which was moved to Dublin Castle after the disestablishment of the Church of Ireland.

St John's church stands in what was the inner bailey of Devizes's castle. A massive tower with a round stair turret dominates this basically Norman building.

The unfortunate earl was taken prisoner and carted off to his own castle at Pontefract, where he was beheaded.

This historic, red, sandstone market town suffered at the hands of the Scottish raiders down the centuries—its castle is now little more than a ruin. It nestles under the wooded slopes of the Beacon.

An Anglo-Saxon church was built across the road towards the castle, and burials are recorded here from AD700.

The High Street shows some splendid examples of Georgian and Victorian architecture; with the castle and priory, it would have been the focus of the ancient town for a thousand years.

On the summit of Castle Crag, in the centre of the photograph, are the remains of an early British fort.

CORFE CASTLE, From the Church

Near the cliffs in the distance are the remains of the castle built by Henry VIII in 1539 as part of his coastal defensive scheme; it is one of the four he constructed in Kent.

When hunting in this area, Edward called at the castle. Tradition says that his stepmother brought him a cup of wine and, as he drank, one of her servants stabbed the king in the back.

From its pink and green dining room, a 19th-century visitor could wander throughout the castle enthralled by its vast and remarkable collection of stuffed animals on display.

It is thought that Macbeth may have lived at Inverness Castle, or used it as a base for operations against the Orcadians.The suspension bridge superseded a stone bridge of seven arches which was destroyed

Falkes de Breaute and William de Cantilupe built castles here. The latter was among those extorting Magna Carta from the King. The Brays came and gave the place its name in 1490.