From above, Alnwick Castle looks straight out of legend — towers, turrets, and stone walls guarding the River Aln as they have for almost a thousand years. Built soon after the Norman Conquest, it became the seat of the powerful Percy family, the Dukes of Northumberland, who still live here today. Over the centuries, it’s been a fortress, royal residence, and family home, reshaped by rebellion, restoration, and time. In the 18th and 19th centuries, it was transformed from medieval stronghold to

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