Bedford Castle - was a large medieval castle which was built after 1100 by Henry I. Henry III of besieged the castle in 1224 following a disagreement with Falkes de Breauté; the siege lasted eight weeks and involved an army of as many as 2,700 soldiers with equipment drawn from across England. After the surrender of the castle, the king ordered its destruction. Although partially refortified in the 17th century during the English Civil War, the castle remained a ruin until the urban expansion in Bedford during the 19th century, when houses were built across much of the property. Today only part of the motte still stands, forming part of an archaeological park built on the site between 2007 and 2009.
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Bedford Castle - was a large medieval castle which was built after 1100 by Henry I. Henry III of besieged the castle in 1224 following a disagreement with Falkes de Breauté; the siege lasted eight weeks and involved an army of as many as 2,700 soldiers with equipment drawn from across England. After the surrender of the castle, the king ordered its destruction. Although partially refortified in the 17th century during the English Civil War, the castle remained a ruin until the urban expansion in Bedford during the 19th century, when houses were built across much of the property. Today only part of the motte still stands, forming part of an archaeological park built on the site between 2007 and 2009.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedford_Castle
Tags: Castle Bedford Castle Motte Bedford River Great Ouse Great Ouse River Ouse Ouse Great Ouse river Bedfordshire Bedford Borough Borough of Bedfordshire
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Bedford Castle - was a large medieval castle which was built after 1100 by Henry I. Henry III of besieged the castle in 1224 following a disagreement with Falkes de Breauté; the siege lasted eight weeks and involved an army of as many as 2,700 soldiers with equipment drawn from across England. After the surrender of the castle, the king ordered its destruction. Although partially refortified in the 17th century during the English Civil War, the castle remained a ruin until the urban expansion in Bedford during the 19th century, when houses were built across much of the property. Today only part of the motte still stands, forming part of an archaeological park built on the site between 2007 and 2009.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedford_Castle
Tags: Castle Bedford Castle Motte Bedford River Great Ouse Great Ouse River Ouse Ouse Great Ouse river Bedfordshire Bedford Borough Borough of Bedfordshire
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Bedford Castle - was a large medieval castle which was built after 1100 by Henry I. Henry III of besieged the castle in 1224 following a disagreement with Falkes de Breauté; the siege lasted eight weeks and involved an army of as many as 2,700 soldiers with equipment drawn from across England. After the surrender of the castle, the king ordered its destruction. Although partially refortified in the 17th century during the English Civil War, the castle remained a ruin until the urban expansion in Bedford during the 19th century, when houses were built across much of the property. Today only part of the motte still stands, forming part of an archaeological park built on the site between 2007 and 2009.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedford_Castle
Tags: Castle Bedford Castle Motte Bedford River Great Ouse Great Ouse River Ouse Ouse Great Ouse river Bedfordshire Bedford Borough Borough of Bedfordshire
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Bedford Castle - was a large medieval castle which was built after 1100 by Henry I. Henry III of besieged the castle in 1224 following a disagreement with Falkes de Breauté; the siege lasted eight weeks and involved an army of as many as 2,700 soldiers with equipment drawn from across England. After the surrender of the castle, the king ordered its destruction. Although partially refortified in the 17th century during the English Civil War, the castle remained a ruin until the urban expansion in Bedford during the 19th century, when houses were built across much of the property. Today only part of the motte still stands, forming part of an archaeological park built on the site between 2007 and 2009.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedford_Castle
Tags: Castle Bedford Castle Motte Bedford River Great Ouse Great Ouse River Ouse Ouse Great Ouse river Bedfordshire Bedford Borough Borough of Bedfordshire
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