The history behind the books — mapped, dated and cross-linked.
A growing historical atlas — wikipedia + google maps for history. Explore 180 real European castles, fortresses and walled cities, each with its place on the map, the century it was built, and the story of how it was raised. More regions and eras are on the way.
Featured castles

Meersburg Castle
The oldest inhabited castle in Germany, above Lake Constance

Castle of the Moors
Snaking Moorish ramparts that ride the crags above Sintra

Château de Chinon
France's long ridge fortress on the Loire, linked to Joan of Arc and the Plantagenets

Linhares Castle
Granite eyrie on the flank of the Serra da Estrela

Rocca Calascio
Italy's highest fortress, a mountaintop ruin in the Apennines of Abruzzo

Trancoso Castle
Walled frontier town where King Dinis married Isabel of Aragon