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Alnwick Castle (/ ˈ æ n ɪ k / ⓘ) is a castle and country house in Alnwick in the English county of Northumberland. It is the seat of the 12th Duke of Northumberland , built following the Norman conquest and renovated and remodelled a number of times.
The name Alnwick comes from the Old English wic ('dairy farm, settlement') and the name of the river Aln. [3]Alnwick Castle in winter (December 2013). The history of Alnwick is the history of the castle and its lords, starting with Gilbert Tyson (written variously as "Tison", "Tisson", and "De Tesson"), one of William the Conqueror's standard-bearers, upon whom this northern estate was bestowed.
1143 – Castle is built at Northallerton. 1150 – Warkworth Castle built (approx date). [2] 1157 – Henry II reclaims Northumberland from Scotland. 1160 – Castle is built at Norham. 1174 – While besieging Alnwick, William I of Scotland is captured and imprisoned in Newcastle. 1177 – The Castle, Newcastle built. [2]
Dunstanburgh Castle (built c. 1320) was garrisoned by the Lancastrians in 1462. From the Norman Conquest until the union of England and Scotland under James I and VI, Northumberland was the scene of perpetual inroads and devastations by the Scots. Norham, Alnwick and Wark were captured by David I of Scotland in the wars of Stephen's reign. [16]
The Alnwick Garden is a complex of formal gardens adjacent to Alnwick Castle in the town of Alnwick, Northumberland, England. The gardens have a long history under the dukes of Northumberland , but fell into disrepair until revived at the turn of the 21st century.
Bamburgh Castle and its vast beach is just 20 minutes away by road; the long sandy stretches of Alnmouth Beach are around 25 minutes; and the enchanting Holy Island (which is cut off by tides half ...
Henry de Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Alnwick (25 March 1273 – October 1314) [3] was a medieval English magnate. He fought under King Edward I of England in Wales and Scotland and was granted extensive estates in Scotland, which were later retaken by the Scots under King Robert I of Scotland .
Castle built within surviving walls of Roman fort of Saxon Shore. [183] Rye Castle (Ypres Tower) ... Alnwick Castle: Keep and bailey 12–14th century: Restored