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Devizes Castle

evizes is located in Wiltshire and was constructed originally from wood. When this burnt down a new castle was built from stone by Roger, Bishop of Salisbury in around 1120. The castle was destroyed during the English civil war. Not open to the public


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1139  Jun  Roger, Bishop of Salisbury is arrested
   King Stephen arrested Roger, the Bishop of Salisbury. Bishop Roger was a powerful landowner and had several castles. Stephen also arrested Alexander, the bishop of Lincoln and had him imprisoned. Stephen wanted to take control to bishop Roger's castles and the bishop was taken to his castle at Devizes where he was held captive outside the walls and starved until the castle surrendered. Roger's son was also captured and tortured until the castle finally fell to the King. Roger's castle at Sherborne was also captured by Stephen. The castles at Newark and Sleaford in Lincolnshire belonging to bishop Alexander were forced to surrender to the King using the same underhand tactics. 
1157    Devizes Castle passed to the Crown
   The castle at Devizes passed into King Henry II's control.1 
1643  Jul 10  Royalists cornered at Devizes
   The Royalists were badly affected by the injuries suffered at Lansdowne Hill especially when Hopton was injured by the ammunitions explosion. Waller took advantage of the Royalist army's weakened state and chased them to Devizes where they took refuge.2 
  Jul 13  Battle of Roundway Down
   Once Charles learnt that Hopton was being held at Devizes, he sent Wilmot to meet up with Prince Maurice and put together a Royalist army to free the town. The Royalists and Parliamentarians met at Roundway Down just north of Devizes. Wilmot was able to drive the Parliamentarians back towards the top of a steep slope where, as the Parliament army fell, many were killed. The slope is now known as Bloody Ditch.2 


Dublin Castle
Location:  53.343 -6.26632 

ublin Castle was built on the orders of King John to provide an administrative centre and a secure location for the storage of taxes.


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1204    Dublin Castle construction started
   King John ordered the construction of a castle at Dublin. 


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Dundrum Castle

undrum Castle was first constructed by John de Courcy, a Norman knight, in around 1177 when we invaded and took control of the Ulidia (Ulster) region of Ireland. The castle is situated on a hill to the north-west of the town of Dundrum, County Down.




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Selection of references used:

1. Derek Renn, Norman Castles, 1968
2. John Bowle, Charles the First

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