Windsor King William "The Conqueror", who came from Normandy and successfully seized the English throne, built a castle at the present site about 1070. It was extended by his successors and was virtually rebuilt
- Such strongholds as existed in England at the time of the Norman Conquest seem to have offered but little resistance to William the Norman, who, in order effectually to guard against invasions from without as well as to awe his newly-acquired subjects, immediately began to erect castles all...
Following the success of William the Conqueror in 1066, castles were built in England and Wales. The French term motte means a clump of turf, while bailey comes from the French word baille, which refers to a low yard. The word castellum is first mentioned in Medieval manuscripts which descri...
Berkhamsted Castle: The contours of William the Conqueror’s original motte-and-bailey castle are clearly seen, now that the later stonework is in ruins. The motte (mound) was crowned with a timber stockade. Berkhamsted was unusual in having a wet moat. (Aerofilms. Ltd.) Requiring no skille...
Julia, whose name appears as Gille in French but appears on charters in the Latin, Gila, was married to Richard du Hommet, who died around 1199/1200. Richard was the eldest son and heir of William du Hommet (or Hummez), constable of Normandy, who died around 1204 and his wife, Luc...
William The Conqueror himself who held the manor of Wakefield in D.B.1086, or his son, William Rufus [d. 1100] had this early castle built at Lowe Hill as a royal castle. Other suggestions are that it was the Warenne's first castle later becoming the constable's residence after Sandal...
when she also made a quitclaim of all rights to Neufchatel, Mortemer and Arques. Mortemer was a part of the de Warenne ancestral lands in Normandy, given toWilliam I de Warenneby Willliam the Conqueror; suggesting that Alice was renouncing her own rights to the French de Warenne lands, ...
4 of 4 Windsor Castle: Henry VIII GatewayHenry VIII Gateway at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England. There was a royal residence atWindsorin Saxon times (c.9th century).William I(“William the Conqueror”) developed the present site, constructing a mound with a stockade about 1070.Henry IIrepla...
The Norman Queens of England who came to power after the invasion of William the Conqueror brought continental sophistication to the island kingdom. They fought fiercely for their rights and the rights of their children. One even went to wara against her husband. The Norman Queens consort and ...