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"Carisbrooke Castle" is a historic castle located near Newport, Isle of Wight Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x870, 99 KB)Carisbrooke Castle - Isle of Wight From The Project Gutenberg eBook, Brannons Picture of The Isle of Wight, by George Brannon File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x870, 99 KB)Carisbrooke Castle - Isle of Wight From The Project Gutenberg eBook, Brannons Picture of The Isle of Wight, by George Brannon File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to...
Location within the British Isles Newport is the county town and nominal capital of the Isle of Wight, an island in the Solent off the south coast of England. ...
The Isle of Wight is an island off the south coast of England, opposite Southampton. ...
Early History
The site of Carisbrooke Castle may have been occupied in pre-Roman times. The existence of a ruined wall suggests there was a building there in late Roman times. The Jutes may have taken over the fort and the by the late 7th century. An Anglo-Saxon stronghold occupied the site during the 8th century. Around 1000, a wall was built around the hill as a defence against Viking raids. The Jutes were a Germanic people who are believed to have originated from Jutland in modern Denmark and part of the Frisian coast. ...
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The Anglo-Saxons refers collectively to the groups of Germanic tribes who achieved dominance in southern Britain from the mid-5th century, forming the basis for the modern English nation. ...
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The name Viking is a borrowed word from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, the British Isles, and other parts of Europe from the late 8th century to the 11th century. ...
Norman History After the Norman Conquest, William the Conqueror gave the Isle of Wight to his friend William fitzOsbern who built a wooden structure. The castle is mentioned in Domesday book under Alvington, and was probably raised by fitzOsbern, who was made first lord of the Isle of Wight. From this date lordship of the Isle of Wight was always associated with ownership of the castle, which thus became the seat of government of the island. Bayeux Tapestry depicting events leading to the Battle of Hastings The Norman Conquest of England was the conquest of the Kingdom of England by William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy), in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings and the subsequent Norman control of England. ...
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William fitzOsbern (died February 22, 1071) was a relative and close counselor of William the Conqueror who became one of the great magnates of early Norman England. ...
The domesday book was conducted in 1085 and was completed in 1086 which meant that it took William the Conquer 1 year to complete. ...
In 1100, Henry I gave Carisbrooke to Richard de Redvers. The castle was garrisoned by Baldwin de Redvers for the Empress Matilda in 1136, but was captured by Stephen. Henry I of England (c. ...
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Later History The castle remained in the possession of Richard de Redvers family until 1293, when Countess Isabella de Fortibus sold it to Edward I, after which the government was entrusted to wardens as representatives of the crown. King Edward I of England (June 17, 1239 – July 7, 1307), popularly known as Longshanks because of his 6 foot 2 inch frame and the Hammer of the Scots (his tombstone, in Latin, read, Hic est Edwardvs Primus Scottorum Malleus, Here lies Edward I, Hammer of the Scots), achieved...
In the reign of Richard II it was unsuccessfully attacked by the French (1377). The keep was added to the castle in the reign of Henry I, and in the reign of Elizabeth I, when the Spanish Armada was expected, it was surrounded by an elaborate pentagonal fortification by Sir George Carey. Richard II (January 6, 1367 – February 14, 1400) was the son of Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Wales, and Joan The Fair Maid of Kent. He was born at Bordeaux and became his fathers heir when his elder brother died in infancy. ...
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The Right Reverend and Right Honourable George Leonard Carey, Baron Carey of Clifton, PC (born 13 November 1935), was the 103rd Archbishop of Canterbury, from 1991 to 2002. ...
Charles I was imprisoned here for fourteen months before his execution in 1649. Afterwards his two youngest children were confined in the castle, and the Princess Elizabeth died there. Most recently it was the home of Princess Beatrice, daughter of Queen Victoria, as Governor of Isle of Wight, 1896-1944. Charles I (19 November 1600–30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625, until his execution. ...
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 Entrance to Carisbrooke Castle ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 837 KB) Summary Taken by Mark Jones Sept 2005 Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 837 KB) Summary Taken by Mark Jones Sept 2005 Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Description In 1904 the chapel of St Nicholas in the castle was reopened and re-consecrated, having been rebuilt as a national memorial of Charles I. Within the walls is a well 200 ft. deep, and another in the centre of the keep is reputed to have been still deeper. 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Carisbrooke was the strongest castle on the island, though it does not dominate the countryside like many other castles.
There are traces of a Roman fort underneath the later buildings. Seventy-one steps lead up to the keep; the reward is a fine view. In the centre of the castle enclosure are the domestic buildings; these are mostly of the 13th century, with upper parts of the 16th. Some are in ruins, but the main rooms were used as the official residence of the Governor of the Isle of Wight until the 1940s, and they remain in good repair. Ancient Rome was a civilization that existed in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East between 753 BC and its downfall in AD 476. ...
The Great Hall, Great Chamber, and several smaller rooms are open to the public, and an upper room houses the Isle of Wight Museum. Most rooms are partly furnished, but on the whole it is the fireplaces and other features of the rooms themselves which are most interesting.
One of the main subjects of the Museum is King Charles I. He tried to escape from the castle in 1648, but was unable to get through the bars of his window. // Events Peace treaty signed at Westphalia ends the Thirty Years War. ...
Near the domestic buildings is the well-house with its working donkey wheel. As it is still operated by donkeys, the wheel is a great attraction and creates long queues. Next to the main gate is the chapel.
Surrounding the whole castle are large earthworks, designed by the Italian Federigo Gianibelli, and begun in the year before the Spanish Armada. They were finished in the 1590s. The outer gate has the date 1598 and the arms of Queen Elizabeth I. The Spanish Armada or Great/Grand Armada(Old Spanish: Grande y FelicÃsima Armada, large and most fortunate fleet; but called by the English, with ironic intention, la Armada Invencible, the Invincible Fleet) was the largest fleet up until its time, sent by the Catholic King Philip II of...
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The name of the castle is echoed in a very different structure on the other side of the world. A visit to the castle by James Macandrew, one of the founders of the New Zealand city of Dunedin, led to him naming his estate "Carisbrook". The name of the estate was later used for Dunedin's main sporting venue. James Macandrew (1819 - 1887) was a New Zealand ship-owner and politician. ...
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, located in coastal Otago. ...
Carisbrook is a major sporting venue in Dunedin, New Zealand. ...
English Heritage The castle is one of the major attractions now owned by English Heritage. English Heritage is a United Kingdom government body with a broad remit of managing the historic environment of England. ...
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