When I think of England, I think castles. The
first thing a lot of people think about England is castles and medieval
fortresses. Despite England’s fame for castles, there aren’t actually that many
that have survived intact. As you know that England is
a kingdom country, there must be a lot of castle there.
So here I collected some
beautiful photos of castles in England. And also I put a video about the view of castles in
England from above. Hope you enjoy it!
Castle
Howard
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| Inside of Castle Howard |
Castle Howard is a stately home in North Yorkshire, England, 15 miles (24 km) north of York. One of the grandest private residences in Britain, most of it was built between 1699 and 1712 for the 3rd Earl of Carlisle, to a design by Sir John Vanbrugh. It is not a true castle: The word is often used for English country houses constructed after the castle-building era (c.1500) and not intended for a military function.
Alnwick Castle
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| Interior of Alnwick Castle |
Alnwick Castle
is a castle and stately home in Alnwick, Northumberland, England and the
residence of the Duke of Northumberland, built immediately following the Norman
conquest, and renovated and remodelled a number of times. It is a Grade I
listed building.
Since the Second World War, parts of the castle
have been used by various educational establishments: Firstly, by the Newcastle
Church High School for Girls then, from 1945 to 1975, as a teacher training
college and, since 1981, by St. Cloud State University as a branch campus
forming part of their International Study Programme.
The castle is used as a stand in for the exterior
and interior of Hogwarts in the Harry Potter films (though the wide angle
images are computer generated).
St. Michael’s Mount
St
Michael’s Mount is a tidal island located 366 m (400 yd) off the Mount’s Bay
coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is united with Marazion by a man-made
causeway, passable only at mid to low tide, made of granite setts. The island
exhibits a combination of slate and granite.
Historically, St
Michael’s Mount was a Cornish counterpart of Mont Saint Michel in Normandy,
France.
St Michael’s Mount is known colloquially by locals
as simply the Mount.
Skipton Castle
Skipton Castle
is situated within the town of Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. The castle
has been preserved for over 900 years, built in 1090 by Robert de Romille, a
Norman baron.
The castle has stood for 900 years, first built as
a Motte and Bailey castle in 1090 by Robert de Romille, a Norman baron. The
castle was soon replaced with a stone keep as the old Motte and Bailey
constructed was not enough to withstand the attacks from the Scots to the
north.
In
1310, Edward II granted the property of the castle to Robert Clifford who was
appointed Lord Clifford of Skipton and Guardian of Craven. Robert Clifford
ordered many improvements to the fortifications of the castle but died in the
Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 when the improvements were barely complete.
Today
it stands as one of the most preserved medieval castles in England and is both
a tourist attraction and a private residence.
Stokesay Castle
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| Stokesay Gatehouse |
The origins of this Stoke, or “dairy farm”, go back
to the Conquest, when the manor was part of the vast holdings in the West of
England granted to the family of Lacy. By 1115, it had been regranted to
Theodoric de Say, of Sai in Normandy, and Stoke Lacy became Stokesay, but the
main construction was undertaken by Laurence of Ludlow, based in Shrewsbury,
the richest local wool merchant of his generation, who acquired Stokesay in
1281.
There are some
castles in England I picked for you. There so many castle in England but I can’t
write down it all. It’s too much! Thank you for reading this.
For further information you can read at http://www.anglotopia.net/anglophilia/top-16-best-castles-in-england/
*i took all these pictures from google:)
very interesting !!
BalasHapus