Author Archives: Castles of the Realm
LOOK: For $22 million you can move into Mike Shanahan’s mind-boggling mansion | Mile High Sports
Eight years have past since Mike Shanahan was fired by the Denver Broncos, but it’s safe to say that he’s still the man in Denver. In 2008, Shanahan was in the middle of building what looked to be a house fit for a king when the Broncos decided to let him go after missing the playoffs … Continue reading
Rod Stewart Lists Wood House Outside London | Variety
SELLERS: Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster LOCATON: Epping, Essex, United Kingdon PRICE: £7,500,000 SIZE: 10,119 square feet, 6 bedrooms, 6 full and five half bathrooms plus numerous outbuildings YOUR MAMA’S NOTES: A late-night missive from London-based celebrity real estate snitch Flower Perfectbush let us know iconic rock star Rod Stewart hoisted his bountifully appointed estate … Continue reading
A quick offseason visit to the Loire Valley, birthplace of the French Renaissance
Five hundred years ago this fall, Leonardo da Vinci arrived in Amboise, a small town on France’s Loire River, bringing with him his three most famous paintings — “Mona Lisa,” “Saint John the Baptist” and “The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne.” Invited by France’s King Francis I, who spurred the French Renaissance, the 64-year-old … Continue reading
Boise’s Warm Springs Castle is on the market for $3.4 million
If you’re in the market for a new home, why not a castle? A mathematician and scientist, Tim Barber built what’s come to be known as the “Boise Castle” in 2010. Its construction on Boise’s historic Warm Springs Avenue initially fomented comments and controversy, but now is part of the neighborhood’s fabric. Yes, the suit … Continue reading
Caverswall Castle luxury retreat scheme hit by new planning wrangle | Stoke Sentinel
Comments (2) PROPOSALS to turn a historic castle into a luxury retreat look set to be thrown out – after yet another planning wrangle. Owner Robin MacDonald has spent nearly a decade locked in a battle with Staffordshire Moorlands District Council as he tries to make the Grade I-listed building commercially viable. He was finally granted … Continue reading
What is the best way to win a girl’s heart?
Each person who loves desires to be loved back. Yet what does a man do when his love isn’t reciprocated by the one he loves?In the pursuit of such a love, with the signs clearly written on the wall, men have done absurd things to win the love of a woman. There are those who’ve … Continue reading
Archaeologists get set for new excavations at Tintagel, legendary home of King Arthur | West Briton
Comments (1) Archaeologists are about to start a fresh quest to dig at Tintagel for clues about King Arthur. Work is due to start on Monday on a new project at Tintagel Castle. The excavations could take five years. Although the castle itself is thought to be medieval, and therefore more recent than any historic Arthurian … Continue reading
Neuschwanstein: nothing special or ‘fit for a princess’? – The Local
Neuschwanstein. Photo: DPA Bavarian King Ludwig II’s insane creation, most famous today for being the inspiration for Sleeping Beauty’s castle at Disneyland, attracts between 1.4 and 1.5 million visitors per year. Surrounded by deep valleys, sprawling forests, craggy rocks, sparkling lakes and picturesque villages, Neuschwanstein is like something out of Grimms’ fairy tales. In high … Continue reading
Take a walk into history with the Bay Archaeology Festival
Take a walk into history with the Bay Archaeology Festival A SERIES of free guided walks starts in Furness this weekend as part of the Bay Archaeology Festival: Rediscovering the Bay’s Old Ways. The walks have been organised by the Morecambe Bay Partnership as parts of its Headlands to Headspace project. It all begins at … Continue reading
‘Willy Wonka lift’ to be part of Heath-side mansion’s £20million revamp | Camden New Journal
Architect Stuart McLauchlan outside Athlone House and, below, what will become the master bedroom inside the 1870 mansion Published: 14 July, 2016 by DAN CARRIER IT isn’t the first thing you expect an oligarch looking for a new pad in London to demand. But if you are spending upwards of £20million on a hefty restoration … Continue reading