Leeds Castle in the dream-like LEN valley, 4 miles east of Meidesdun in Kent County in England. Hottest, Newest, Latest: free british blogs The entire castle is located in the central of a beautiful little lake and appears to be very elegant. The first Leeds Castle was built in AD 857 which was built on the basis of the wooden structure. At that time its name is Esdeles.

Morning sunshine illuminated the the quiet lake in Kent countryside, but also awakened the beautiful lakeside castle. It is hard to imagine the castle has a history of thousands of years. It was the country house for British royal family, and was deeply favored by queens, so it is known as the "the Castle of Queen". It enjoys high reputation in British history and architectural history, which is also known as the "the queen of castle".

There is no evidence left to show the specific year when Leeds Castle was built, so people only know that: it became a royal villa in the 13th century. At that time a royal custom is every new king gave his queen Leeds Castle for entertainment. Therefore, the later generations commented: all in Leeds Castle have a strong female flavor and is really the Queen's castle.

Later, when Henry VIII in the Tudor took office, Leeds Castle was re-privately owned. Till 500 years later, that is 25 years ago, Leeds Castle opened to travelers officially, and it receives more than 500,000 travelers every year.

Visitors come here to view the luxury and gorgeous of the royal villa instead of enjoying ancient building with long history. This is the bedroom of 15th century style where the queen has lived in. And this is the hall where Henry ўш once held a ball, which also is the largest room in the castle. This 16-century French tapestries and French fireplaces are now very rare. Portraits of royal family members hanging on the wall is still kept intact after so many years.

The vineyard of Castle have been mentioned in the history book that written in 1086. The homemade wine here was the favorite wine of the royal families. When enjoying the scenery of the castle and tasting the superior wine, tourists feel that they are experiencing an enjoyment the same as that of the royal families.

The castle changed wood structure into stone and it was the popular Romanesque at that time in 1119. It has been inhabited since the completion of the 12th century. In 1278, a courtier dedicated Leeds Castle to his king Edward I hoping to be held in special favor. Ever since that time, Leeds Castle and the royal family formed a deep bond and the Castle has always been trusted to be the refuge for the royal family.

Coincidentally, the majority come here for refuge are the women of royal family, in 14th century, after the assassination of Edward II, the queen moved to live here till her death. Henry VIII's first queen also lived here after the divorce, in addition to these two, there are four women of the royal family long lived here, so people are also used calling Leeds Castle "Ladies Castle".