I recently had the pleasure of attending the ninth annual Workshop on Internet Economics (WIE) at the University of California, San Diego. It might not seem a likely place to discuss English castles ...

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Archeologists recently unearthed the walls of a Norman castle under a prison basketball court in Gloucester, England. A team of archaeologists exposed a 12th century "castle keep wall" while ...

After six years of meticulous restoration and a multi-million-pound investment, one of England’s most iconic Norman structures has re-emerged into public life. The newly reopened Norwich Castle Keep, ...

After a five-year, £27.5 million transformation, Norwich Castle Keep - one of Europe’s most important Norman palaces - is reopening to the public. Towering above the city skyline, the keep was built ...

A Grade I listed Norman castle is to undergo "essential" restoration in the new year after a contractor was agreed. Colchester Castle, the largest Norman keep in Europe, was built in the 11th Century ...

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Thousands of visitors flock to UK castles each year, some with links to Harry Potter, others with a long history of sieges, but for two archaeologists from the University of York, the site of what was ...

Stroud, Eng.: Tempus Publishing/Chicago, IPG, 2006. Pp. 256. Illus., maps, diagr., tables, biblio., index. $37.95 paper. ISBN: 0752436511 A Few Well-Positioned ...

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