Kenilworth Castle
(vero;2022-July-15)
We also have a blog entry about our visit of Kenilworth Castle.
Located south of Coventry and near Warwick this is a castle steeped in history. It is mainly the creation of three men and each building within the walls reflects its creator: the keep was built by Geoffrey de Clinton in the 1120s , John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster added a whole new wing with the great hall and apartments in the 14th century and finally Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester who was given the castle by Queen Elizabeth I built a new residence just for her, Leicester's building the so called Elizabethan Palace in the 16th century. The castle was dismantled during the Civil War by the Parliamentarian Forces but what remains is still very impressive and worth the visit: one of the highlight of our EH season.
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