The castle served as King Henry I's personal penthouse, featuring luxurious quarters and innovations like a 'garderobe.' ...
Restoration work on the site of King John's Castle in Limerick has been stopped following major archaeological finds dating back to the seventh century. Report shows excavations at the castle ...
Now, the number varied hugely depending on the size of the castle. During the civil wars of King John's reign, Odiham was defended by a garrison of three knights and ten men-at-arms. And that's ...
“Several kings who followed Henry I enjoyed the use of Corfe Castle, but it was King John who spent more time there than at ...
“Several kings who followed Henry I enjoyed the use of Corfe Castle, but it was King John who spent more time there than at any other castle, lavishing money on improving it to his tastes.
fought alongside English rebel barons against King John. In 1216 Dover Castle, which remained loyal to John was broken into by French and rebel forces and an "epic, bloody, struggle for control of ...
Forestry England has confirmed that the new play area at Sherwood Pines, King John’s Castle, is now open for visitors to enjoy.
Northampton Castle. Credit: Folger Shakespeare Library. The tour was a landmark project in 2015, with the locations chosen for their links with the real King John and where he took his court.
While laying siege to the castle of a rebellious baron in his home ... His wife shouted at him, “I will not hand over my boys to your lord, King John, because he foully murdered his nephew ...