 Bamburgh Castle from the beach.
 The castle from Bamburgh village.
 The castle is floodlit at night Bamburgh Castle is an imposing castle located on the coast at Bamburgh in Northumberland, England (grid reference NU184350). Image File history File links Bamburgh_castle268. ...
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Bamburgh, Northumberland - village with castle behind, October 2002. ...
Bamburgh, Northumberland - village with castle behind, October 2002. ...
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Bamburgh is a large village on the coast of Northumberland, England. ...
Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. ...
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History
Built on a basalt outcrop, was known to the native Britons as Din Guardi and had been the capital of the British Kingdom of Bryneich from the realm's foundation in c.420 until 547, the year of the first written reference to the castle. In that year the citadel was captured by the Anglo-Saxon ruler Ida of Bernicia and became Ida's seat. It was briefly retaken by the Britons from his son Hussa during the war of 590 before being relieved later that same year. Basalt Basalt (IPA: ) is a common gray to black extrusive volcanic rock. ...
Bernicia (originally called in Brythonic, Brynaich or Bryneich) was a British kingdom in northern England which was invaded by Angles during the 6th and 7th centuries AD and renamed by them Bernicia. ...
The famous parade helmet found at Sutton Hoo, probably belonging toRaedwald of East Anglia circa 625. ...
Hussa ruled from 585 to 592 and was the seventh known ruler of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Bernicia. ...
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His grandson Æðelfriþ passed it on to his wife Bebba, from which the early name Bebbanburgh was derived. The Vikings destroyed the original fortification in 993. Æthelfrith (d. ...
The name Viking is a loan from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse seafaring warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, Europe and the British Isles from the late 8th century to the 11th century, the period of European history referred to as the Viking Age. ...
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The Normans built a new castle on the site, which forms the core of the present castle. William II unsuccessfully besieged it in 1095 during a revolt supported by its owner, Robert de Mowbray, Earl of Northumberland. After Robert was captured, his wife continued the defence until coerced to surrender by the king's threat to blind her husband. Norman conquests in red. ...
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Bamburgh then became the property of the reigning English monarch. Henry II probably built the keep. As an important English outpost, the castle was the target of occasional raids from Scotland. In 1464 during the Wars of the Roses, it became the first castle in England to be defeated by artillery, at the end of a nine-month long siege by Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick. Henry II of England (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189) ruled as Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, and as King of England (1154–1189) and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland, eastern Ireland, and western France. ...
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A siege is a military blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition, often accompanied by an assault. ...
Richard Neville, jure uxoris 16th Earl of Warwick and suo jure 6th Earl of Salisbury (22 November 1428 – April 14, 1471), is known as Warwick the Kingmaker. Warwick was the richest man in England outside of the Royal Family. ...
The Forster family of Northumberland provided the Crown with twelve successive governors of the castle for some 400 years until the Crown granted ownership to Sir John Forster. The Forster family retained ownership until Sir William Forster (d. 1700) was posthumously declared bankrupt and his estates, including the castle, were sold to Lord Crew, Bishop of Durham ( husband of his sister Dorothy) under an Act of Parliament to settle the debts. Nathanial Crew, 3rd Baron Crew (January 31, 1633–1721) was Bishop of Oxford from 1671 to 1674, then Bishop of Durham from 1674 to 1721. ...
The castle deteriorated but was restored by various owners during the 18th and 19th centuries. It was finally bought by the Victorian industrialist William Armstrong, who completed the restoration. (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...
Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her accession to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British Industrial Revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ...
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William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (November 26, 1810 - December 27, 1900) was an English industrialist, the effective founder of the Armstrong-Siddeley manufacturing empire. ...
During the Second World War, the Royal Navy corvette HMS Bamborough Castle was named after it. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...
The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ...
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HMS Bamborough Castle (K412) was a Royal Navy Castle-class corvette. ...
Vicinity features About 10 kilometres to the south on a point of coastal land is the ancient fortress Dunstanburgh Castle and to the north approximately 15 kilometres is Lindisfarne Castle on Holy Island. Dunstanburgh Castle. ...
Lindisfarne Castle is located on the Northumbrian island of Lindisfarne. ...
More than one place has become known or formally named Holy Island. ...
Environmental factors Air quality levels at Bamburgh Castle are excellent due to the absence of industrial sources in the region. Sound levels near the north south highway passing by Bamburgh Castle are in the range of 59 to 63 dBA in the daytime due to roadway noise (Northumberland Sound Mapping Study, Northumberland, England, June, 2003). Nearby are colonies of arctic and common terns which breed at the inner Farne Islands. Also nearby are Atlantic puffin, shag and razorbill seabird breeding colonies on Staple Island. DBA may mean: // Decibels audible Diamond-Blackfan anemia Dibenzylideneacetone .dba format, a calendar format for Palm Desktop Doctor of Business Administration, an academic doctoral degree dba, a low-cost German airline The Dallas Bar Association for lawyers in Texas, USA A database administrator (or analyst) A-weighted decibels (dBA), in...
Roadway noise is the most prevalent form of environmental noise. ...
The Inner Farne seen from Seahouses harbour The Farne Islands (also referred to less formally as the Farnes) are a group of islands off the coast of Northumberland, England. ...
Binomial name (Linnaeus, 1758) The Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) is a seabird in the auk family. ...
The term Shag may refer to one of the following. ...
Binomial name Alca torda Linnaeus, 1758 The Razorbill, Alca torda, is a large alcid, 38-43 cm in length, with a 60-69 cm wingspan. ...
Staple Island is a small rocky island that is one of the outer Farne Islands in Northumberland, England. ...
Archaeology at Bamburgh Since 1996, the Bamburgh Research Project has been investigating the archaeology and history of the Castle and Bamburgh area. The project has concentrated on the fortress site and the early medieval burial ground at the Bowl Hole, to the south of the castle.
Archaeological excavations were started in the 1960s by Dr. Brian Hope-Taylor, who discovered the gold plaque known as the Bamburgh Beast as well as the Bamburgh sword.
The project runs a training dig for 10 weeks every summer for students to learn more about archaeological techniques and to further research into the Castle.
Miscellany Bamburgh Castle has served as a shooting location for a number of films including Becket (1964) and The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971). Becket is a 1964 film adaptation of the play Becket or the Honour of God by Jean Anouilh made by Hal Wallis Productions and released by Paramount Pictures. ...
Macbeth (also known as The Tragedy of Macbeth) is a 1971 film directed by Roman Polanski, based on William Shakespeares play of the same name, concerning the Scottish lord who becomes the king through deceit, treachery and murder. ...
See also The Bamburgh Sword is an Anglo-Saxon artifact from the seventh century. ...
Bebbanburg is an old name for Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland, England. ...
External Links - Bamburgh Castle Guide from VisitNorthumberland.com - Includes Video
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