It's well-known that author George R.R. Martin used accounts of real wars and politics to create his A Song of Ice and Fire series. Beginning with A Game of Thrones, Martin took some creative ...

Ripley Castle, one of the UK's most historic estates, is hitting the market after staying in the same family for more than 700 years. Carter Jonas A 715-year-old English castle with a history as rich ...

The castle itself has been around for over 600 years, having been fully completed in 1388. But it wasn't until 1897 that Irish author Bram Stoker forever made this Transylvanian fortress synonymous ...