Castles and Versailles History From Royal Palaces to Legends
The piece explores famous castles from stories and real world sites. It highlights Disney's castle symbol and Hogwarts' castle, then details Versailles built by Louis XIV starting in 1661. It notes Versailles gardens fountains and its Chapel Royal where Marie Antoinette wed, plus the Treaty of Versailles ending World War I.
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Disney
Hogwarts
Harry
Louis XIV
France
Versailles
Vair-Sy
Paris
Charles LeBrun
Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
Castles as Fortresses and Seats of Power Across Europe
The article chronicles how medieval castles served as strongholds and refuges. Dunluce in Ireland rises on basalt cliffs. Alcazar in Segovia sits by rivers and housed a 18th century military school. Edinburgh Castle atop volcanic ground defended Scotland during wars and remains a major tourist site.
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Segovia
Spain
Isabella
Edinburgh Castle
Scotland
England
Castles of Windsor Matsumoto Neuschwanstein and Hohenwerfen
Windsor Castle in England remains an official royal home and historic residence begun by William the Conqueror in 1070 on the River Thames. Matsumoto Castle in Japan, the Keep, is a national treasure near Tokyo known as the Crow Castle. Neuschwanstein in Bavaria inspired Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty castle and was built by King Ludwig II in the late 1800s. Hohenwerfen Castle near Salzburg, a medieval fortress, now houses a falconry museum and hunting history.
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Windsor
England
Elizabeth II
Henry I
William the Conqueror
River
Thames
Matsumoto
Fukashi
Japan
Tokyo
Matsumoto Castle
Neuschwanstein
Bavaria
Germany
Disneyland
Ludwig II of Bavaria
Richard Wagner
Wagner
Ludwig
Hohenwerfen
Salzburg
Austria
Basset
Alcazar
Basalt
Edinburgh
Dunluce
Moat
Versailles
War
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Sin Castle
Betty Debnam
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Lucy Lien
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Arenes
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Chester
Lancelot
Chris
Charlotte
Cindy
Castlesontheweb.com
Castles.org
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Robin S. Oggins
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