The World's Most Mysterious CastlesDundurn, 16.10.2005 г. - 304 страници Castles are among the most mysterious buildings on earth. Their grimly silent stones are signposts to a past filled with high adventure, grim tragedies, and glorious victories. Ghosts, hauntings, and other paranormal phenomena are frequently reported from castles. Do strange paranormal powers lurk among their ancient ruins? The World's Most Mysterious Castles takes you on a journey through hidden chambers and subterranean tunnels of castles all over the world. Their walls served the sinister needs of spies, traitors, and assassins. Do the spirits of attackers and defenders who died in long-forgotten sieges still linger where they fell? Screams of unbearable pain and despair were muffled within their deepest, darkest torture dungeons. Do they echo there still? |
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... Edward I raised in Wales, and it was also the biggest. Its Anglesey site was not influenced or restricted by any previous structure, and this gave its architect, Master James of St. George, freedom to exercise his genius to the full ...
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... Edward III was Mortimer's next target. This trustworthy guardian and a party of fellow soldiers who were also loyal to the boy-king learned that there was a secret tunnel connecting an inn called the Trip to Jerusalem to the interior of ...