the Earl of Cornwall. However, it has also been suggested that Reginald built his castle there in 1141 to cash in on the Arthurian phenomena created by Geoffrey of Monmouth's history. Click on an ...

It seems that by this time Tintagel and the legend of King Arthur were inextricably linked. It’s partly this history, myth and legend that make Tintagel for me the best castle in Cornwall to visit.

The United Kingdom has many castles dotted throughout its landscape, with history running through their foundations. And threaded through the history, you’ll also find links to myths and legend ...

He is, of course, King Arthur, a figure so imbued ... curator at English Heritage. The castle was built by Earl Richard, the 13th-century duke of Cornwall — a role today held by Prince William.

The story begins when Arthur is conceived at Tintagel Castle, where the wizard Merlin transforms King Uther Pendragon into the likeness of Gorlois, the Duke of Cornwall, so that Uther can spend th ...