Author Archives: Castles of the Realm
Italian castle that looks like it’s been frozen in time | Daily Mail Online
Published: 08:22 EST, 6 June 2016 | Updated: 08:43 EST, 6 June 2016 These are the haunting images of an Italian castle that still stands in pristine condition, despite being left abandoned for more than 20 years. The Castello di Sammezzano in Tuscany, Italy, was built in the early 17th century by Spanish nobles and … Continue reading
Owner of Hollywood party mansion suing Saudi prince for hosting ‘wild cocaine’ graduation party | Daily Mail Online
Published: 18:25 EST, 5 June 2016 | Updated: 08:59 EST, 6 June 2016 The owner of a notorious $100,000-a-month Hollywood Hills party mansion has hit out at the Saudi Prince he is suing for allegedly trashing it during a wild drug and stripper-fueled graduation bash. Prince Aziz al Saud, 29, was renting the 16,000sq ft … Continue reading
Queen Elizabeth’s favourite castle to get facelift – Star2.com
Windsor Castle in Windsor, west of London, will get a revamp. Photo: AFP Europe Queen Elizabeth’s favourite castle to get facelift June 6, 2016 Europe, Travel By AGENCY Related Articles Top 10 cities for business trips on Airbnb Top 5 royal palaces and castles in Europe Windsor Castle, a home of Queen Elizabeth II and one … Continue reading
Glensheen wants to hear your mansion stories for its new tour – BringMeTheNews.com
Glensheen wants to hear your mansion stories for its new tour Share Email A new tour of Glensheen mansion won’t focus on the Congdon family – it’s dedicated to the people who helped run the Lake Superior estate. It’s called the Servants Tour, and it will describe the lives of everyone from those who built … Continue reading
Rowan Atkinson forced to slash the price of his Oxfordshire mansion | Daily Mail Online
Published: 10:08 EST, 5 June 2016 | Updated: 12:23 EST, 5 June 2016 Comedian Rowan Atkinson has been forced to slash the price of his Oxfordshire mansion by £250,000 after it has failed to sell despite being on the market for a year. The five-bedroom house in the village of Waterperry, Oxfordshire, is now up … Continue reading
Remains of Prince Volodymyr’s ancient palace ‘at risk from Kyiv officials’ inaction’
Archaeologist Vitaliy Koziuba gestures as he speaks about the remnants of Prince Volodymyr palace found in early May on the corner of modern Volodymyrska Street and Andriyivsky Uzviz Street in Kyiv on June 3. Photo by Anastasia Vlasova A spectacular archaeological find in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv could be at risk due to the … Continue reading
Auckland Castle elebrates 2,000 years of British history | Daily Mail Online
Published: 16:00 EST, 4 June 2016 | Updated: 23:53 EST, 4 June 2016 It is a heartwarming sight beneath the cold, slate grey skies of County Durham: stirring, patriotic – and quite wonderfully bonkers. Queen Elizabeth I is waving from a barge, her ruby curls cascading beneath her crown. Behind her, a squadron of First … Continue reading
Cilla Black’s sons put eight-bed Buckinghamshire mansion on the market for £4.3m | Daily Mail Online
Published: 03:19 EST, 5 June 2016 | Updated: 06:57 EST, 5 June 2016 The eight-bedroom mansion in Denham, Buckinghamshire, belonging to the late singer Cilla Black has been put up for sale by her three sons Cilla Black’s sons are selling their mother’s eight-bedroom Buckinghamshire mansion after putting it on the market for £4.3million. The … Continue reading
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French Chateau For Sale Living the dream of owning a large, spectacular and historic building in many countries can often be somewhat difficult to realise. Not so, France. Almost every department has its share of imposing tower-topped chateaux dominating the landscape, if no longer the people. From long-forgotten manorial houses to the very largest monastic … Continue reading
Secret Tudor castle at centre of planning row is finally demolished | Daily Mail Online
Published: 16:01 EST, 3 June 2016 | Updated: 19:12 EST, 3 June 2016 Just a few months ago it was one of the most impressive houses in its particular corner of Surrey. Now, after a bitter nine-year planning battle, this is all that remains of Robert Fidler’s dream home. The mock Tudor ‘castle’ thought to … Continue reading