NOVA: When we think of life inside a medieval castle, what usually comes to mind are lords, ladies, and maybe knights. But it actually was a much more diverse group than this, wasn't it?

Beneath the building lie the remains of a castle belonging to the MacDermots, one of medieval Ireland’s most powerful families. From the twelfth to the seventeenth century, the MacDermots ruled ...

MONTICELLO — A private gravel road, guarded by giant trees in the middle of what feels like nowhere, leads to a modern, medieval castle-inspired home that's now on the market. A storm-cloud ...

Medieval castles were not bare stone inside like today's ruins. Instead, walls were plastered and decorated with paint, while floors were tiled. This clip is from the BBC Two series, Secrets of ...

NOVA: What about the role of women inside the castle? What were they doing day-to-day? Holmes: Well, by and large, and this is a very broad generality, women had a subservient role in medieval ...

Louis Van Oeyen/Getty Images; AP Spread across two medieval-inspired castles, the home sits on Greenwood Lake, a ritzy enclave once frequented by Greta Garbo and Babe Ruth. Wright Bros.

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