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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, wer ... [...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 buildings 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 * Listed buildings in Cardiff There are around 1,000 listed buildings in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. A listed building is one considered to be of special architectural, historical or cultural significance, which is protected from being demolis ... [...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 Arbury is a district and electoral ward of the city of Cambridge, England. The ward borders the following other wards (from North, proceeding clockwise): Histon, King's Hedges, West Chesterton, Market and Castle. History The area has been o ..., 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 al ... [...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 116 ... [...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 th ... [...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] |
Castle (District Electoral Area)
Castle is one of the ten district electoral areas in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located in the north of the city, the district elects six members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Bellevue, Cavehill, Chichester Park, Duncairn, Fortwilliam and Innisfayle. Castle, along with Oldpark district and parts of the Court district and Newtownabbey Borough Council, forms the Belfast North constituency for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament. The district is bounded to the east by the Victoria Channel, to the north by Newtownabbey Borough Council and Belfast Lough, to the south by North Street and to the west by the Cavehill Road. The district takes its name from the current Belfast Castle, which is located on Cave Hill in the north of the district, while the southern section of the district is part of the city centre and forms one of Belfast's main cultural areas, known as the Cathedral Quarter. The east of the area also contains the Port of Belfast. Castle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle (Colchester Electoral Ward)
Castle is an electoral ward in Colchester and is within the Colchester Borough Council boundary, to which it elects 3 councillors. The ward covers central Colchester, England including the Town Centre, the historic Dutch Quarter neighbourhood and Colchester Castle, which lends its namesake to the ward. History Castle ward has existed since at least 1976 and is still in use today. The boundaries of the ward have seldom changed, with the exception of the amalgamation of the St. Marys neighbourhood (from St. Marys ward) into the west of Castle following boundary changes from the 2002 Colchester Borough Council election, 2002 election. The ward was originally held by the Labour Party and then changed hands between the Conservatives, Labour and the SDP-Liberal Alliance (later Liberal Democrats) until the 1990 Colchester Borough Council election, 1990 election, when the Liberal Democrats solidly held the ward for the next 25 years. Recently, it has become a marginal ward, last won by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle (Abergavenny Ward)
Castle is an electoral ward in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. The ward elects councillors to Abergavenny Town Council and Monmouthshire County Council. The ward covers an area south and east the town centre, including Abergavenny Castle itself in the western corner and the residential areas west of the mainline railway line. According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the ward 1,797. Town Council elections Up to three town councillors are elected or co-opted from the Castle ward to Abergavenny Town Council. At the May 2017 elections there was no contest, with three candidates (two Labour and one Conservative) standing for the three seats. Labour councillor, Stephen Head, resigned in 2018 leading to a by-election being arranged for 26 June. The vacant seat was won by the Conservatives. County Council elections Castle elects one county councillor to Monmouthshire County Council. Since its first election in 2004 (split from Castle & Grofield) the ward has been represented by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle (surname)
Castle is an English surname denoting someone who worked at or resided at or near a castle. Notable people with the surname include: People *Andrew Castle, British television presenter and former tennis professional *Barbara Castle, British politician *Bruce Castle, New Zealand rugby league player *Charles Castle (1939–2013), South-African-born British tap dancer, television producer, biographer *Dalton Castle (born 1986), ring name of American professional wrestler Brett Giehl * Eduard Castle, Austrian-German professor of German studies *Florence Castle (1867–1959), British artist *Guy W. S. Castle (1879–1919), United States Navy officer and Medal of Honor recipient *Irene Castle, American ballroom dancer, wife of Vernon *Jo Ann Castle, American ragtime pianist *John Castle, British actor *John Castle (baseball) (1879–1929), American baseball player *Keisha Castle-Hughes, New Zealand actress *Louis Castle, American co-founder of Westwood Studios *Marlene Castle (born 1944) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle Technology
Castle Technology Limited, named after Framlingham Castle, was a British computer company based in Cambridge, England. It began as a producer of ARM computers and manufactured the Acorn-branded range of desktop computers that run RISC OS. Following the break-up of Acorn in 1998, Castle Technology bought the rights to continue production of the RISC PC and A7000+ computers under the Acorn brand. Castle Technology later released the Iyonix PC in November 2002, the first desktop computer to use the Intel XScale microarchitecture and then bought the rights to the RISC OS Technology from Pace in July 2003. History After Acorn withdrew from the desktop computer industry in 1998, Castle Technology acquired the rights to produce the A7000, A7000+ and RISC PC using the ''Acorn'' brand. In 2001, development started on the Iyonix PC (codenamed ''Tungsten'') as a set-top unit (STU) in secret by engineers at Pace's Shipley campus along with a 32-bit version of RISC OS 4 (know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
