From Wiki: Kenilworth Castle is a castle in the town of Kenilworth in Warwickshire, England, managed by English Heritage; much of it is still in ruins. The castle was founded during the Norman conquest of England; with development through to the Tudor period. It has been described by the architectural historian Anthony Emery as "the finest surviving example of a semi-royal palace of the later middle ages, significant for its scale, form and quality of workmanship".
I didn't realise that the picture is a reconstruction of what it *would've* looked like in the mid 16th century during the reign of Elizabeth I. It's actually much more of a ruin than portrayed here - unfortunately.
I just came to comment that Kenilworth is in ruins. Is it weird that I knew which castle this was just by the picture? I was definitely born in the wrong time period, on the wrong continent, in the wrong country. Although I do enjoy modern medicine, I still want my own castle.
I don't think I'd find anything you know strange - given your wide interests and your wider reading! [lol]
The Tudor (or other) period(s) *might* be interesting to (briefly) visit - as long as you've had all of you exotic diseases shots - but I can't imagine life without things like the Internet, accurate clocks, drinkable water, antibiotics, pain killers, toilet paper.....
Castles do come up for sale from time to time... They're usually "fixer-uper's" though...
Ruined castles can often be VERY impressive - especially when you can see just how thick the walls are and try to imagine the effort needed both to construct them and bring them down. Not sure how many castes in the UK are still standing 'as built'. I know quite a few of them were destroyed by Henry VIII and later during the Civil War(s).
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From Wiki: Kenilworth Castle is a castle in the town of Kenilworth in Warwickshire, England, managed by English Heritage; much of it is still in ruins. The castle was founded during the Norman conquest of England; with development through to the Tudor period. It has been described by the architectural historian Anthony Emery as "the finest surviving example of a semi-royal palace of the later middle ages, significant for its scale, form and quality of workmanship".
I didn't realise that the picture is a reconstruction of what it *would've* looked like in the mid 16th century during the reign of Elizabeth I. It's actually much more of a ruin than portrayed here - unfortunately.
I do *love* castles though...! [grin]
I just came to comment that Kenilworth is in ruins. Is it weird that I knew which castle this was just by the picture? I was definitely born in the wrong time period, on the wrong continent, in the wrong country. Although I do enjoy modern medicine, I still want my own castle.
I don't think I'd find anything you know strange - given your wide interests and your wider reading! [lol]
The Tudor (or other) period(s) *might* be interesting to (briefly) visit - as long as you've had all of you exotic diseases shots - but I can't imagine life without things like the Internet, accurate clocks, drinkable water, antibiotics, pain killers, toilet paper.....
Castles do come up for sale from time to time... They're usually "fixer-uper's" though...
That is interesting. I just googled what it looks like now and it still is beautiful.
Ruined castles can often be VERY impressive - especially when you can see just how thick the walls are and try to imagine the effort needed both to construct them and bring them down. Not sure how many castes in the UK are still standing 'as built'. I know quite a few of them were destroyed by Henry VIII and later during the Civil War(s).
You are right, ruins are often prettier than those that have been redecorated.
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