I just read an article on the website of a major US news organisation, which shall remain nameless, about Castelul Corvinilor, where Vlad Dracul was held prisoner by Hunyadi János. The article included this sentence: 'The structure's oldest stone fortifications date to the 14th century, and its transformation from fortress into a castle was well underway by the 15th century,...'
I'm curious. Exactly what the hell do they think a 15th century castle was? A stately pleasure dome? Whilst not all fortifications are castles, all mediaeval castles are forts!
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