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  Arundel Castle : Visitor Info
Arundel Castle is open from 31st March to 28th October 2007
Castle Visits are "free flow": there are guides in most rooms during normal opening hours.
A softback guide book 'Arundel Castle' and a history of the Dukes of Norfolk are also on sale, both by Dr John Martin Robinson, the Duke's Librarian.
www.arundelcastle.org /_pages/03_visitor_info.htm   (1198 words)

  
  Arundel Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Since then, the castle has been a hereditary stately home to several families (with brief and few reversions to the Crown) and is now the principal seat of the Duke of Norfolk and his family.
Arundel Castle was originally built during the reign of Edward the Confessor as a fortification for the River Arun and defence of the land from invaders.
The original castle was a Motte and Bailey castle, and during the reign of William the Conqueror the castle went through important re-structuring.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arundel_Castle   (1503 words)

  
 Duke of Norfolk - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The Duke of Norfolk is, moreover, the Earl Marshal and Hereditary Marshal of England.
The seat of the Duke of Norfolk is Arundel Castle in Sussex, although the title refers to the county of Norfolk.
Built in the 11th Century by Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Arundel, the castle was ceased by the crown in 1102.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Duke_of_Norfolk   (1713 words)

  
 Arundel | British History Online
The fishing of the river at Arundel was held in demesne by the lords of the rape from 1086 (fn.
Arundel was the scene of a rising during the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 (fn.
The castle was the object of a siege in 1102.
www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=22937   (18071 words)

  
 Arundel
Arundel has been forming and reforming for all of its 929 years and every twist and turn of the families who have owned and occupied Arundel is reflected in the architecture they left behind.
Arundel Castle is one of the original places to make a fuss over the fact that "Queen Victoria Slept Here".
These days the town of Arundel and its castle exude the sort of calm they must have had in the periods of the past then the duke was not in London getting beheaded.
www.johnnylucas.com /travel/arund-s.htm   (857 words)

  
 Arundel Castle
The castle is situated on the north bank of the Rother, and is surrounded by a perfect moat, which is crossed on the north side by a causeway on which some ruins of a barbican still remain.
The castle is nearly square with circular towers, sixty-five feet high, at the four corners, connected by embattled curtains; in the centre of each of which rise square towers equal in height to the circular.
The castle was destroyed by the Parliamentarians under Waller, and since then the ruins have crumbled before the rain and frosts of winter, and present now a mere outline of the manner in which the feudal nobles of England lived five hundred years ago.
www.mspong.org /picturesque/arundel_castle.html   (825 words)

  
 Arundel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arundel is a town in the South Downs of West Sussex in the south of England.
The name is pronounced "A-run-dul" (emphasis on the first syllable), unlike the county of Anne Arundel in Maryland, United States, in which Arundel is pronounced "a-RUN-dul" (emphasis on the second syllable).
Arundel was one of the boroughs reformed by the Municipal Reform Act 1835.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arundel   (194 words)

  
 Uktravel.com - Castle Guide
It is not clear what the origins of Arundel castle are and a lot of what is seen by visitors today, is the reconstruction which took place in the 18th and 19th century.
Arundel passed to the Earl of Kent, 6th son of Edward I, but he was also beheaded when the castle was returned to the Fitzalans 4 years later.
Arundel castle was claimed by the Royalists and between 20th December 1643 and 6th January 1644, it was beseiged by General Sir William Waller.
www.uktravel.com /castlecontent.asp?timeID=Arundel&offset=0   (1230 words)

  
 Arundel Castle Page
In Britain, castles were built in a variety of locations, all strategically chosen for their defensive impact as well as their political impact on the local populace.
Castles were meant to intimidate as well as protect its inhabitants.
Castles were their most effective mechanism for accomplishing that subjugation, although certain regions of Britain were to remain rebellious throughout the many centuries after the Conquest in 1066.
www.castlegate.net /castles/arundel/arundel.htm   (824 words)

  
 Encyclopedia topic: Arundel Castle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Arundel Castle in West Sussex (A county in southern England on the English Channel) England (A division of the United Kingdom) is one of the most impressive and complete castles remaining in Britain.
In 1139, the castle was a refuge for the Empress Maud (additional info and facts about Empress Maud) during the Anarchy (additional info and facts about the Anarchy).
King Henry II of England (additional info and facts about Henry II of England) made substantial improvements to the castle, but it was almost destroyed during the English Civil War (Civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I; 1644-1648).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/ar/arundel_castle.htm   (172 words)

  
 Arundel; history, pictures, links and resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Arundel is an ancient and pretty town on the River Arun.
Its huge castle standing in 1000 acres of grounds has been lived in by successive Earls of Arundel for the past 500 years although there was a castle on the site even before the Norman conquest of 1066.
Arundel is in Sussex, situated inland between Brighton and Chichester.
www.plus44.com /towns/arundel/arundel.html   (72 words)

  
 Uktravel.com - Castle Guide
Arundel castle is situated in magnificent grounds overlooking the River Arun in West Sussex.
The Castle returned to the D'Albini family under Richard Coeur de Lion and several 'fines' were paid to the Crown for the family to retain possession.
The castle is open to the public and contains a fine collection of English and continental furniture, magnificent family portraits including 6 by Van Dyck and an important 18th century library.
www.uktravel.com /castlecontent.asp?timeID=Arundel&offset=0   (1230 words)

  
 ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Arundel
Arundel lies 8 km (5 mi) from the sea in a gap in the South Downs carved by the River Arun.
Arundel, Thomas (1353-1414), English prelate, born in Sussex of a noble family.
Arundel Castle, castle situated in the town of Arundel in West Sussex, England.
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 Arundel Castle
The Fitzalan's were to hold the castle in an almost uninterrupted line until 1555 when Mary Fitzalan, last of the family, married Thomas, 4th Duke of Norfolk, thereby carrying Arundel into the Howard family where it remains to this day.
Arundel was returned to the Fitzalan's when Henry IV had Holland beheaded and gave Arundel to the great Thomas Fitzalan,5th Earl of Arundel.
Arundel castle was claimed by the Royalists and between 20th December 1643 and 6th January 1644, it was put under seige by General Sir William Waller.
www.castles-abbeys.co.uk /Arundel-Castle.html   (3223 words)

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