Beginning with early motte-and-bailey fortifications around 900 CE, medieval castle design became increasingly sophisticated.

NORTHERN BURGUNDY, France — Deep in a forest of France's Burgundy region, a group of enthusiasts is building a medieval castle the old-fashioned way — that is, with tools and methods from the late ...

When Patricia and Kim Baker began thinking about building a new home for just the two of them, they were thinking big–very big. For 13 years they had been ensconced in a 3,500-sq.-ft.

Construction is afoot at Guédelon castle, in France's northern Burgundy region, where builders and crafts people are using tools and methods from the Middle Ages. (Cristina Baussan for NPR) NORTHERN ...