418.—Ancient Statue of Guy at Guys Cliff
This is Guy of Warwick, mentioned in some of the Robin Hood stories. [more...] [$]
Dates from the 12th Century but extensvely modified in the 14th and 15th Centuries. Ruined. [$]
Interior of a Room in Warkworth Castle. [$]
Goodrich stands in the Wye Valley (see History of Wales), and has a 12th century central keep about 8 metres (25’) on a side. It’s actually in much better condition than this romantic engraving might lead one to think! [more...] [$]
423.—Clifford’s Tower, and Entrance to York Castle.
Clifford’s Tower is the site of a 12th century massacre of 100 or so Jews probably as a result of the anti-semitic teaching of the Roman Catholic Church. It is the circular structure on the left of the picture, and was rebuilt in stone some [...] [more...] [$]
“One of the most grandly situated of castles is that of Peveril of the Peak (FIg. 424), built by a natural son of the Conquerer [i.e. a son of William the Conquerer], whose name it bars. This was some centuries afterwards in the possession of William Peveril, a valiant knight, who had two daughters, one of whom, Mellet, having privily resolved to marry none but a knight who should distinguish hiself for his warlike [...] [more...] [$]
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