Visitors to Corfe Castle can now view a tower built for ... The Dorset castle was originally built for William the Conqueror in the 11th century and the keep, or king’s tower, was built around ...

Atop a steep hill overlooking the Isle of Purbeck in the U.K. lies an ancient fortification in ruins: Corfe Castle. It is ...

William of Normandy, known as 'the Conqueror', was born at Falaise in 1027, a natural son of Robert, Duke of Normandy and a girl called Herleve. He invaded England and defeated King Harold II at the ...