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i met the queen here -- i honestly did, no silly story this time round i met the queen at windsor castle
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Castles in England
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Peel Castle
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Peel Castle
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Langley Castle
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Lumley Castle
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Castles in England
Castles in England have many stories to tell. The English were slower than their continental cousins and the building of castles only really started towards the end of the Middle Ages.
How many castles in England have you visited? Add any that the list is missing.
Castles in England have many stories to tell. The English were slower than their continental cousins and the building of castles only really started towards the end of the Middle Ages.
How many castles in England have you visited? Add any that the list is missing.
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Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle, in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, is the largest inhabited castle in the world ...
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Bryan DLS diddit and says:
An interesting castle with a lengthy history
. I particularly liked the huge round tower and fortifications that are there.
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York Castle
York Castle is a fortification in the city of York, England. The principal remains of the 13th-14th century castle are the keep, which is known as Clifford's Tower, and some of the curtain wall. From its start in ...
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Kenilworth Castle
Kenilworth Castle is a castle located in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England. Historically the Castle was contained within the Forest of Arden. A fortification has existed on the site from Saxon times, but the current ruin is of Norman origin; a great...
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Tower of London
Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic monument in central London, En ...
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Leeds Castle
Leeds Castle, four miles south east of Maidstone, Kent, England, dates back to 1119, though a manor house stood on the same site from the ninth century. The castle and grounds lie to the east of the village of Leeds, ...
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Hampton Court Palace
Hampton Court Palace is a former English royal palace in the East Molesey, Surrey, England. The palace is located 11.7 miles south west of Charing Cross and upstream of Central London on the River Thames. It is open to the public as a major tourist...
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Pendennis Castle
Pendennis Castle is a castle in Cornwall, England, UK, built between 1540 and 1545 for King Henry VIII to guard the entrance to the River Fal on its ...
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Warwick Castle
Warwick Castle is a medieval castle in Warwick, the county town of Warwickshire, England. It sits on a cliff overlooking a bend in the River Avon. Warwick Castle was built by William the Conqueror in 1068 within or adjacent to Anglo-Saxon burh of...
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Dover Castle
Dover Castle is situated at Dover, Kent and has been described as the "Key to England" due to its defensive significance throughout history. This is suggested on the basis ...
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