Warwick Castle, England, United Kingdom

Warwick Castle is the finest medieval castle in England, and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the United Kingdom.

History

A fortified town (burh) was first established at Warwick by Aethelflaed, widow of King Ethelred, in 914-6. The town was fortified against the threat of Danish invasions.
After the Norman Conquest in 1066, William the Conqueror moved northwards from London, to subdue resistance in the Midlands and Northern England. He founded castles at Warwick and Nottingham, run by his Norman barons. The castle at Warwick was founded in 1086.

At the time of Domesday, 1086, the only towns in what is now the county of Warwickshire were Warwick, Tamworth and Coventry. Warwick had a population of around 1800.

The wall running along the foreground of the picture has at its extreme left corner Caesar's Tower, in the centre is the Gatehouse, and at the right corner, near the centre of the picture, is Guy's tower. Enclosed behind this wall is the castle courtyard, and to the rear of the courtyard is the apartment block. At the extreme top right of the picture is the raised mound, now planted with shrubbery, which was the site of the original wooden castle. The river Avon runs behind the apartment block.

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