Rooted in medieval architecture and later expanded into literature, fashion and art, it stands as a symbol of mystery and the sublime. The origins of the Gothic aesthetic trace back to 12th-century ...

It was used to describe medieval culture, particularly art and architecture ... and that's how the first Gothic novel came about. Horace Walpole published The Castle of Otranto on Christmas ...

Captain Bell is said to have taken his loot up the Bristol Channel and stashed it in the castle cellars Grade II-listed Bell's Castle has seven bedrooms, four bathrooms with a swimming pool and ...

It was built by Duke Albrecht III in the area of the outer castle. The medieval building fabric and the late Gothic interior of the former court church can be seen almost completely in their old form.