14 Picturesque English Castle Ruins

These dramatic vestiges stand as testimony to a history full of conquests and battles, of devastating civil wars and the clashes of kingdoms.
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Cragged edges, haunting facades and fascinating back stories, all things that combine to produce the compellingly beautiful ruined castles of England - whose green and pleasant land is veritably pock-marked with such historical sites.

These dramatic vestiges stand as testimony to a history full of conquests and battles, of devastating civil wars and the clashes of kingdoms.

Now, history travel website historvius.com takes us through some of the most picturesque examples of these stunning ruined castles.

Portchester Castle

14 Picturesque Ruined English Castles

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