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England’s castles are theatres of history. During the medieval period they set the stage for political dramas, wartime stand-offs and family feuds. Once symbols of power and prestige, they now stand as monuments to hundreds of years of history. Discover the stories held within the walls of England’s greatest fortifications and learn about the rise and fall of the medieval castle.
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Sources for Castle Acre Castle and Bailey Gate
A list of the written, material and visual sources for current knowledge and understanding of Castle Acre Castle and Bailey Gate.
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Description of Carlisle Castle
A description of Carlisle Castle, which was continually updated and rebuilt following its completion in the 12th century.
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English Heritage receives £2.5m donation for new Tintagel Castle footbridge
English Heritage has received a £2.5m donation from Julia and Hans Rausing towards the forthcoming footbridge at Tintagel Castle in Cornwall, the charity announced today (Tuesday 19 February). Opening in summer 2019, the new footbridge will help people to better understand the dramatic Cornish castle, improve access, and help to preserve and conserve Tintagel’s archaeology and ecology.
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Castle Acre Castle and Bailey Gate
The delightful village of Castle Acre boasts an extraordinary wealth of history and is a very rare and complete survival of a Norman planned settlement.
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Building bridges: Installation of Tintagel Castle’s new bridge begins
The new footbridge at Tintagel Castle is beginning to take shape, English Heritage announced today (18 June), as sections of the dramatic steel crossing have started to be installed at the coastal site, ahead of the castle re-opening this summer.
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Description of Baconsthorpe Castle
Baconsthorpe Castle was built as a fortified manor house, combining domestic with defensive elements, and later was partly transformed into a textile factory.
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Rising from a modest background to become a friend of Elizabeth I and one of the richest women of her time, Bess of Hardwick was also a tireless and ambitious builder, whose houses symbolised her rise to wealth and power.
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The Tudor era witnessed the most sweeping religious changes in England since the arrival of Christianity, which affected every aspect of national life. The Reformation eventually transformed an entirely Catholic nation into a predominantly Protestant one.