Carisbrooke Castle was originally a Roman fort. The castle is located in the centre of the Isle of Wight and was put up soon after William the Conqueror came to England. The Earl of Hereford, William Fitz Osbern may have been responsible for its construction, but he was killed in battle during 1070/1071 and so would have had little opportunity to oversee the construction. Osbern's son, Roger, is more likely to have built or refortified the castle. It was at Carisbrooke Castle that William arrested his own half brother, Odo for acts of treason. Henry I granted the castle in the first year of his reign to Richard de Redvers. The Redvers family owned the castle for much of the Medieval period, only ending in November 1293 when the last Redvers, Isabel died. In 1136, Baldwin de Redvers took refuge in the castle on the run from King Stephen. Unfortunately the wells on the island ran dry and Baldwin gave up the land in exchange for his head. Baldwin's land was restored to him in 1153 when Henry II became king. Baldwin, the last male in the line, died in 1216 poisoned, it is said by Peter of Savoy. Isabela de Fortibus, Baldwin's sister took control of the castle and successfully ran it until her death in 1293.
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| 1100 | | Carisbrooke Castle given to de Redvers
| | | Henry I granted the ownership of the castle on the Isle of Wight to Richard de Redvers a Norman nobleman. | | 1136 | | Baldwin de Redvers flees to Carisbrooke
| | | The Earl of Devon, Baldwin de Redvers takes refuge in Carisbrooke castle on the Isle of Wight after a defeat at the hands of King Stephen. | | 1355 | | Carisbrooke Castle passes to Isabel
| | | After the death of Isabela de Fortibus in 1293 the castle became the property of Edward I and the crown. In 1355 Edward III granted the ownership of the castle to his daughter Isabel. | | 1377 | | Carisbrooke defended against the French
| | | The French landed on the Isle of Wight and attacked Carisbrooke castle. The castle did not fall to the French. | | English Civil War Section - Under Construction | | 1647 | Nov | Charles I held at Carisbrooke Castle
| | | Charles I took refuge at Carisbrooke but the castle later turned out to be his prison from where he attempted several times to escape but failed. |
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