Christchurch Castle
| Christchurch Castle | |
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 The ruin of the keep of Christchurch Castle |
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| Creation time : | approx. 11th century |
| Conservation status: | ruin |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 44 '0.3 " N , 1 ° 46' 30" W |
Christchurch Castle is the ruin of a castle in Christchurch, England . It consists of the remains of the wall of the keep , which stands in the middle of a rectangular moat , and the remains of the so-called Constable's House . The buildings were once part of a large Norman fortress .
history
Richard de Redvers , who accompanied William the Conqueror to England in 1066, received a manor house in Christchurch around 1100. He may also have been the builder of the first castle in Christchurch, which was of the type of a moth . Around 1160 the castle was built out of stone. In 1147 she was attacked by supporters of King Stephen as the de Redvers family supported Queen Matilde . For the next 150 years the castle was the ancestral seat of the de Redvers. It then came into the possession of various important personalities, including two kings of England.
Around 1300 the castle was expanded into a large stone tower.
During the English Civil War , supporters of Parliament attacked and took over the village and castle, which were under the care of the royalists . In January 1645 a troop of 1,000 royalists tried to retake the village and castle, but the castle withstood the attack and the parliamentarians stayed in Christchurch until the end of the civil war. The castle was then razed in 1652.
literature
- Plantagenet Somerset Fry: The David & Charles book of castles . David & Charles, Newton Abbot [et. a.] 1980, ISBN 0-7153-7976-3 .
Web links
- History of the castle (English)