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Castle (other)
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages. Castle or Castles may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Games * ''Castle'' (card game), also known as ''Palace'', a shedding card game designed by Bruno Faidutti and Serge Laget * Castle (shogi), a defensive structure used in the game shogi * Castle, in chess, an informal term for rook **To castle, or castling, in chess * ''Castles'' (video game), developed by Quicksilver and published by Interplay Entertainment in 1991 and 1992 Literature * ''Castle'' (Macaulay book), a 1977 book by David Macaulay * ''Castle'' (novel), a 2000 novel by Garth Nix Music * ''Castle'' (Sherman Chung album), 2008 * ''Castle'' (Jolin Tsai album), 2004 * ''Castle'' (Halsey song), 2015 * ''Castles'' (song), by Freya Ridings (2019) *''Castles'', an album by Joy of Cooking (1972) * "Castle", a song by Eminem from the album '' Revival'' (2017) * "Castle", a song by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis from the alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a palace, which is not fortified; from a fortress, which was not always a residence for royalty or nobility; from a ''pleasance'' which was a walled-in residence for nobility, but not adequately fortified; and from a fortified settlement, which was a public defence – though there are many similarities among these types of construction. Use of the term has varied over time and has also been applied to structures such as hill forts and 19th-20th century homes built to resemble castles. Over the approximately 900 years when genuine castles were built, they took on a great many forms with many different features, although some, such as curtain walls, arrowslits, and portcullises, were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castles (TV Series)
''Castles'' was a British soap opera following three generations of a large London family. It ran for 24 episodes on BBC One during the summer of 1995 and was a co-production by the BBC and Granada Television. Its writing team included Peter Whalley who was known for his work on ''Coronation Street'' and Sally Wainwright who would go on to create ''Scott & Bailey'' and '' Happy Valley''. Scheduling The first episode aired on 31 May 1995 at 7.30pm before settling into what was supposed to be its regular timeslot of Tuesday and Thursday at 8.30pm. Halfway through its run, with audiences averaging 3.2 million, BBC head of drama Charles Denton admitted that the show had not been a success, stating "A piece which sits in the middle of the schedule has obligations to deliver rather fuller levels of audience and enthusiasm than, I'm afraid, has happened with ''Castles''". It was at this point that the series was moved to Monday and Sunday at 7.00pm, where a BBC spokesperson stated "i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle, Cardiff
Castle ( cy, Castell) is a community in the centre of Cardiff, Wales. It includes Cardiff city centre (and Cardiff Castle) as well as the civic buildings of Cathays Park, bordered by the River Taff to the west, the railway to the south and east, Corbett Road to the north. There is no community council for the area. For elections to Cardiff City Council, Castle is part of the Cathays electoral ward. There are 169 listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...s and structures in the community, including seven at Grade I (mainly around Cathays Park and Cardiff Castle) and twelve at Grade II*. The population in 2011 was 2,119, one of the smallest communities by population in Cardiff, and with fewer people identifying as Welsh than any other (23.2%). See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle, Cambridge
Castle is a district and electoral ward of the city of Cambridge, England. It is named after the former Cambridge Castle which once stood on Castle Mound. In the UK Census 2011 the population of Castle was 9,785. The population of Castle Ward is being increased by the North West Cambridge Development, at its centre, Eddington, which began to be occupied in 2017. Castle ward borders the following other wards within the city of Cambridge (from North, proceeding clockwise): Arbury, Market and Newnham. Castle is represented by three councillors on Cambridge City Council. Castle Electoral Division, which has different boundaries since 2017, is represented by one councillor on Cambridgeshire County Council. References See also * Castle Hill, Cambridge Castle Hill is a knoll located in Cambridge, England, located in the Castle, Cambridge, Castle ward of the city. Cambridgeshire County Council's former headquarters, Shire Hall, Cambridge, Shire Hall, are located directly a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle, Bedford
Castle is an electoral ward and area of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. The boundaries of Castle Ward are approximately Bromham Road and Goldington Road to the north, Denmark Street to the east, Rope Walk to the south, with the Midland Main Line railway line and Ashburnam Road to the west. Castle Ward includes almost all of Bedford town centre, as well as the eastern section of the Castle Road neighbourhood. Castle is the only Ward in the town of Bedford to be located on both sides of the River Great Ouse. In common usage the 'Castle' area is often synonymous with the Castle Road neighbourhood. Since local government boundary changes in Bedford in 2011, however, the Castle Road neighbourhood has been split between Castle Ward and Newnham Ward. History The name 'Castle' comes from Bedford Castle which is located in the ward. William II granted the Barony of Bedford to Paine de Beauchamp who built the castle. The castle was destroyed (slighted) in 1224 by Henry III. In 1166 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newham London Borough Council
Newham London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Newham. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. The council is unusual in that its executive function is controlled by a directly elected mayor of Newham, currently Rokhsana Fiaz. The council was created by the London Government Act 1963 and replaced four local authorities: East Ham Borough Council, West Ham Borough Council, Barking Borough Council and Woolwich Metropolitan Borough Council. History There have previously been a number of local authorities responsible for the Newham area. The current local authority was first elected in 1964, a year before formally coming into its powers and prior to the creation of the London Borough of Newham on 1 April 1965. Newham replaced East Ham Borough Council, West Ham Borough Council, Barking Borough Council (for land west of the River Roding) and Woolwich Metropolitan Borough Council (for land north of the River Tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle (Newham Ward)
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a palace, which is not fortified; from a fortress, which was not always a residence for royalty or nobility; from a ''pleasance'' which was a walled-in residence for nobility, but not adequately fortified; and from a fortified settlement, which was a public defence – though there are many similarities among these types of construction. Use of the term has varied over time and has also been applied to structures such as hill forts and 19th- and 20th-century homes built to resemble castles. Over the approximately 900 years when genuine castles were built, they took on a great many forms with many different features, although some, such as curtain walls, arrowslits, and portcullises, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
