West face of the Keep of Warkworth Castle

Plan of the keep. 1 vestibule (leading from entrance in basement); 2 hall; 3 chapel; 4 great chamber; 5 kitchens; 6 pantry and buttery.

Warkworth Castle is a ruined, although reasonably well preserved castle, situated in Warkworth, Northumberland, on a defensive mound in a loop of the River Coquet. The Keep of Warkworth Castle, taken April 2004 by James McQuillen. ... The Keep of Warkworth Castle, taken April 2004 by James McQuillen. ... 12th century keep (Rouen, France) A keep is a strong central tower which forms the heart of a castle. ... Image File history File links 046-Warkworth-Castle-Plan-of-the-Keep-q75-500x471. ... Image File history File links 046-Warkworth-Castle-Plan-of-the-Keep-q75-500x471. ... The great chamber was the second most important room in a medieval or Tudor English castle, palace, mansion or manor house after the great hall. ... This article deals with a type of bread roll. ... The main gatehouse of Harlech Castle, Wales. ... Warkworth village and church, viewed from the northeast Warkworth is a village in the county of Northumberland. ... For other places with this name, see Northumberland (disambiguation) Northumberland is a traditional, ceremonial and administrative county in northern England. ... The River Coquet runs through the Alnwick district of the County of Northumberland, England, discharging into the North Sea on the east coast of England at Amble. ...

Warkworth Castle was originally constructed as a wooden fortress, some time after the Norman Conquest. It was later ceded to the Percy family, who held it, and resided there on and off (dependent on the state of their often stormy relationship with the royalty of the time) until the 16th C. During this period the castle was rebuilt with sandstone curtain walls and greatly re-inforced. The imposing keep, overlooking the village of Warkworth was added during the 15th C. It was refurbished, with much refaced stonework, by the Dukes of Northumberland in the late 19th C. 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. ... A carving of Henry Hotspur Percy Sir Henry Percy, also called Harry Hotspur (May 20, 1364/1366 – July 21, 1403) was the eldest son of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, 4th Lord Percy of Alnwick. ... This is a list of British monarchs, that is, the monarchs on the thrones of some of the various kingdoms that have existed on, or incorporated, the island of Great Britain, namely: England (united with Wales from 1536) up to 1707; Scotland up to 1707; The Kingdom of Great Britain... The title Duke of Northumberland was created in 1551 for John Dudley. ...

The castle formed the backdrop for several scenes in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1. William Shakespeare—born April 1564; baptised April 26, 1564; died April 23, 1616 (O.S.), May 3, 1616 (N.S.)—has a reputation as the greatest of all writers in English. ... Henry IV, Part 1 is a history play by William Shakespeare, widely considered the greatest of the histories. ...

"this worm-eaten hold of ragged stone,
Where Hotspur's father, old Northumberland,
Lies crafty-sick."