Discover 2,000 years of history amid the picturesque streets of York. A Roman fortress, then a Viking stronghold, followed by a Medieval wool-trading center, then an Industrial railway hub ...
Nonnebakken Viking fortress in Odense will undergo a €26M renovation by 2026 to improve visibility and enhance historical storytelling.
Sailing up the Clyde towards Glasgow there is a vast and imposing sentinel guarding the river at Dumbarton. As a fortress Dumbarton Rock has a long and proud history, and, in fact, has a longer ...
When the Vikings came to Repton in the winter of 873 AD, they transformed the sacred church of St Wystan into a fortress. It was an important step in their bold attempt to take the whole of England.
For four months the starving Britons held out, until the true death blow - the fortress's well dried up. At that point the Vikings broke in, plundering the kingdom of its treasures and taking a ...