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	Bolsover Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bolsover Castle is a castle near Bolsover in Derbyshire, England, in the care of English Heritage.
		It was built by the Peverel family in the 12th century and became Crown property in 1155 when the third William Peverel fled into exile.
		A stone keep was built around 1173, surrounded by a curtain wall which was eventually breached in 1216 during the reign of King John.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bolsover_Castle (162 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire, UK
		Bolsover Castle, high on a hill in Derby and splendidly visible from the nearby M1, has, despite its name, almost nothing of its original medieval character surviving.
		The western side of the castle is dominated by the terrace range, the ruins of the Cavendish stately home that was the heart of Bolsover Castle.
		Bolsover Castle was besieged by William de Ferrars, Earl of Derby.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A2773271 (3694 words)

	Bolsover Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Bolsover Castle is in the east of Derbyshire and close to the Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire border.
		The castle is a few miles north of Hardwick Hall and lies on the same ridge with a spectacular view over the countryside.
		The little castle is so called because it is small by the standards of grand houses being built at that time, but is a charming building, perched on the ridge.
	www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~koganrh/derb/bolsover.htm (347 words)

	Bolsover Castle
		Bolsover Castle is an unlikely mix of early Norman stronghold, Jacobean manor, country house, and romantic folly.
		The third Peveril was exiled in 1155 and Bolsover was siezed by the crown.
		In 1553 the castle was purchased from the crown by Sir George Talbot, later to become Earl of Shrewsbury.
	www.britainexpress.com /counties/derbyshire/castles/Bolsover-Castle.htm (600 words)

	White's 1857 Directory of Derbyshire - pages 690-703
		BOLSOVER is a large village, township, and decayed market town, situated on one of the highest points in the county, 6 miles, E. from Chesterfield, 24 miles N.N.E. from Derby, 8 miles N.W. from Mansfield, and 145½ N. by W. from London.
		Peveril the younger, for poisoning Ralph, Earl of Chester, in 1153, Bolsover castle is mentioned as being given with the manor by Richard I. in 1189, to his brother John, on his marriage with one of the Earl of Glocester’s co-heiresses.
		Bolsover Castle stands on the abrupt brow of a steep hill, and commands some beautiful and extensive prospects, while it is a most picturesque object to the inhabitants of the surrunding country.
	www.n.f.wilson.btinternet.co.uk /690-703.htm (5197 words)

	GENUKI: Bolsover, Derbyshire - Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868
		The Norman castle of Bolsover now became a government fortress, and sustained many sieges during the civil wars of the reigns of John and Henry III., and for many centuries it continued to be one of the strongest of the government fortresses in central England.
		The Norman castle was repaired in the end of the 16th century by Elizabeth Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury, and her son, Sir Charles Cavendish.
		Bolsover Castle belongs to the Duke of Portland, who is heir and representative of the Cavendishes, Dukes of Newcastle; and his grace preserves the ancient Norman keep in the exact state in which it was restored by his ancestors, Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury, and Sir Charles Cavendish.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/DBY/Bolsover/Gaz1868.html (582 words)

	Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire England - Information and Photographs
		Bolsover Castle was originally built by the Peverel family in the 12th century but after years of neglect was purchased by Sir George Talbot in 1553.
		Bolsover Castle was sold on to Charles Cavendish in 1608, who employing Robert Smythson as his architect, set about re-building the castle.
		Despite Bolsover Castle falling into a ruinous state during the Civil War, William Cavendish added a new hall and staterooms to the Terrace Range and, by the time of his death in 1676, the castle had been restored to good order.
	www.derbyshireuk.net /bolsover_castle.html (557 words)

	SK Knowledge Base - Bolsover Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Bolsover Castle was granted by Edward VI in 1553 to George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, who later married the famous Bess of Hardwick.
		The house however was not to be damaged, but the ‘outworks abroad, and garden walls, with the turrets and walls of the frontier court that are of strength, be demolished, and all the doores of the house be taken away and slight ones set in their place’.
		When the Castle fell to the Parliamentarians in 1645 this room was used by the wife of one of the soldiers as ‘a spinning-room for toe and wooll’.
	www.sealedknot.org /knowbase/docs/0013_Bolsover.htm (1543 words)

	LivingTV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Former castle custodian Peggy White had conducted her last guided tour of the day and was walking out of the Little Castle down into the castle forecourt.
		She fled the castle feeling very uneasy and as a result one of her colleagues had to go back to tidy away all of the cleaning equipment.
		Castle visitor Shane Hill recalls how, whilst he was walking down the main stairs one night, he saw a light move down the staircase and into the small room that was used as the cheese parlour.
	www.livingtv.co.uk /famousandfrightened/ghosts.html (2450 words)

	Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire, England
		Bolsover Castle is a semi-ruined 17th century mansion set high on a wooded hilltop, looking west towards the heights of the Peak District.
		Bolsover Castle is entered from the south and once in the main courtyard (the inner bailey of the Norman castle) the visitor can view all the parts of the house.
		The 'Little Castle' towers over the other buildings to the north, to the west are the ruined staterooms and the Riding School is to the south.
	www.touruk.co.uk /houses/housederby_bolsover.htm (686 words)

	Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire, England
		Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire is probably the nearest one to my house, but for some reason I had never visited it before now.
		One of the really good things about Bolsover though is that a miniture replica of this Little Castle has been built espectially for those who cannot see the interior of the original for themselves.
		And it is clear from the guidebook that at its peak Bolsover Castle once entertained royalty, namely King Charles I in 1634.
	louisabrown.net /Bolsover.htm (589 words)

	LivingTV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Bolsover Castle, 6 miles from Chesterfield in Derbyshire, is a semi-ruined 17th century castle set high on a wooded hilltop, looking west towards the heights of the Peak District.
		Throughout the castle there are references to the various ideas of love in William's lifetime and the sensuality of many of the paintings suggest that Cavendish was preoccupied with the more worldly kind of love.
		Nowadays high on their Derbyshire ridge, the buildings of Bolsover Castle form an impressive spectacle from some distance, while a closer inspection treats the visitor to a feast of fascinating art and architecture.
	www.livingtv.co.uk /famousandfrightened/about.html (1158 words)

	Midlands Places to Visit
		Kenilworth Castle in Warwickshire, although a ruin, is one of England's finest castles and is interwoven with English history.
		The castle was formerly owned by Robert Dudley, who was one of Elizabeth I favourites and whom entertained the Queen here in the 16th century having restored the castle to among the most greatest and most glamorous of its time.
		The Norman Castle of de lacy transformed into a medieval palace by Roger Mortimer and later became a royal palace and headquarters of the Council of the Marshes.
	www.places-to-visit.co.uk /Midlands.html (507 words)

	British Castles, Stately Homes and Houses
		This historic castle was the scene of the murder of King Edward II in 1327, and was in 1645 besieged by Cromwell's troops.
		The Castle was greatly improved and extended in the beginning of 16th century to Elizabethan manor; partly destroyed during the Civil War and finally abandoned in 1686.
		In 1635 the castle was bought by Sir John Bankes, and as he was the supporter of the king castle was destroyed by the parliamentary forces during the English civil war after a long siege in 1646.
	koti.welho.com /rhurmal1/linnat2004/castles.html (5360 words)

	Geophysical Survey: Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire
		Bolsover Castle is famous for having the earliest (18th century) British example of an indoor riding school [79Kb GIF]
		This garden, which adjoins the main dwelling area called the Little Castle [55Kb GIF], is presently laid out as two semicircular grass lawns, separated by a gravel path, and surrounding an ornamental fountain [62Kb GIF (not wonderous quality!)].
		The castle (SK 470 707) is positioned on a promontory of Lower Magnesian Limestone, overlying Lower Permian Marl and overlooks the Derbyshire Middle Coal Measures to the west.
	www.eng-h.gov.uk /reports/bolsover (1185 words)

	Bolsover in Derbyshire England - Information and Photos
		Across the main road from the castle is a public house called the Hudson Bay, originally built as a house for his mother by Peter Fidler, a local lad who worked for the Hudson Bay Company in the 18th century as a surveyor.
		Bolsover boasts many old public houses of which the White Swan doubled as the moot court from the Middle Ages until nearly the early 19th century.
		Bolsover received its market charter from Henry 111 in 1225,and the original grid pattern of streets is still discernible.
	www.derbyshireuk.net /bolsover_village.html (479 words)

	Alliance SSP \| Bolsover Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Bolsover Castle, a 17th century structure sits impressively on a hilltop, with its turrets and battlements dominating the skyline and vale below.
		If you want to explore a bit more, the Bolsover District countryside offers a relaxing environment away from the hustle and bustle of the districts market towns with walks and trails, country inns and quaint villages where you are guaranteed a warm welcome.
		The District of Bolsover is only minutes away from the various stations at Chesterfield, Alfreton and Sheffield, which connect to the rest of the country.
	www.alliancessp-homemoving.co.uk /areaintro.asp?areaselection=1517 (525 words)

	Bolsover Castle: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		A castle (from the latin castellum, diminutive of castra, a military camp, in turn the plural of castrum or watchpost), is a fort, a camp and...
		The list of castles is a link page for any castle in the sense of a fortified building....
		Castles in england is a link page for any castle in england....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bo/bolsover_castle.htm (584 words)

	Bolsover Castle Derbyshire Peak District England UK with nearby accommodation
		Bolsover Castle, perched high on a wooded hillside near Chesterfield is an enchanting place to visit.
		The castle was first leased to Sir Charles Cavendish, Bess of Hardwicks' son, in 1608, and five years later he became the owner.
		Bolsover castle was eventually given to the nation by the 7th Duke of Portland in 1945 and is now in the care of English Heritage.
	www.kayukay.co.uk /bolsoverpage.html (333 words)

	Discover Derbyshire and the Peak District
		Facing Bolsover Castle gates walk to the left, then go to the right down Castle Lane and after a short distance turn right along a tarmac path by a footpath sign.
		Bolsover Castle (Tel 01246 822844) an award winning attraction, that provides a romantic example of a Cavalier’s pleasure palace.
		Bolsover was one of the first towns in Derbyshire to have a market charter, but once the traditional trades of buckle making and clay pipe manufacture faded, the town began to decline.
	www.derbyshire-peakdistrict.co.uk /bolsoverwalk.htm (1266 words)

	I'm Famous and Frightened! - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The second series was set in Fyvie Castle in Aberdeen and was presented by former contestant, Keith Chegwin.
		The third series was set in Dover Castle and was still presented by Keith Chegwin.
		The fourth series aired in February 2005, it was set in Bolsover Castle and was now presented by Claire Sweeney.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/I'm_Famous_and_Frightened! (170 words)

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		The Castle occupies the plain of a rocky hill that rises abruptly from the meadows.
		Bolsover has been the site of a castle from the Norman Conquest to the present time; but, of the first fabric of this description not a single vestige now remains.
		Smithson died at Bolsover, in 1648, and was buried in the chancel of the church, where there is a poetical inscription to his memory, in which his skill in architecture is commemorated.
	www.gutenberg.org /files/14024/14024.txt (11902 words)

	Welcome to Bolsover District Council's website
		Adjoining the Little Castle are the roofless Cavendish apartments and the Terrace Range State Rooms, the latter a banqueting area in which Charles I would have enjoyed the sights and sounds of masque ‘Loves Welcome to Bolsover’ performed in his honour in 1634 at an estimated cost of £15,000.
		The Castle is host to numerous historic and cultural events throughout the year, details of which are available on request.
		Bolsover Castle is one of the buildings that was built by the Smythson Family Architects
	www.bolsover.gov.uk /Default.aspx?page=6995 (345 words)

	Tickhill Online - Bolsover Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		The symbolic and erotic wall paintings in the Little Castle, some of which were restored in the 1970s, have been carefully conserved.
		The castle battlements and the Venus Garden have been restored and the fountain, with 23 new statues, plays again for the first time in centuries.
		In 2001 the castle was voted Heart of England Tourist Board Visitor Attraction of the Year.
	www.tickhillonline.co.uk /artman/publish/printer_22.shtml (285 words)

	Bolsover Castle
		Bolsover Castle, on the eastern side of the Peak District in Derbyshire, was a large Norman motte and bailey castle dating from the Conquest (built by William Peverel, William's local land baron in these parts).
		It is sited on a fairly prominent hill -- not a crag as such go -- and takes the classic keyhole form, with a keep tower and round inner ward at the edge of the hill and a wedge-shaped bailey or courtyard extending from it.
		The Little Castle and Fountain Court (1608-30) stand where Peverel's keep and inner bailey once stood; the walls of the Fountain Court are medieval with new facing (Smythson's), nothing else of the medieval castle apart from the general layout having survived the rebuilding.
	www.britcastles.com /bolsover.htm (811 words)

	Thornhaven Castle
		The basic castle was completed for the most part by 1647, but was not inhabited until after the Restoration of 1660, as Herbert had to lay low for several years under the Cromwellian regime.
		Her grandson, Edmund, now holds title to the property, and can be reached at Thornhaven.Com for inquiries about visiting hours and room rentals (by arrangement only, although casual visitors are welcome at any time for a minimal admission charge).
		Ground Floor: The castle is located on a sandstone rise on the River Arfon (a small tributary of the Monnow), which was levelled and scarped at the time of construction (also providing most of the stone building material), moats being dug on the east and west sides.
	estalia.net /imaginary/thornhaven.htm (975 words)

	Alliance SSP : North Derbyshire And North Nottinghamshire
		The Bolsover District Council area is situated on the north-eastern part of Derbyshire, bordered by the Peak District and Sherwood Forest.
		The castle has a walled and fountain garden and regularly hosts historic and cultural events and is ideal for family picnics.
		To the south of Bolsover, is the famous Elizabethan structure of Hardwick Hall, a huge symmetrical building with six turrets, standing in a beautiful 200 hectare park built by Elizabeth, Dowager Countess of Shrewsbury, or Bess of Hardwick as she is better known.
	www.alliancessp.co.uk /index.cfm?fuseaction=Areas.Bolsover (729 words)

	Bolsover Castle Worksop Derbyshire England English
		Bolsover Castle is a romantic stone Elizabethan keep and bailey fortress, built on an earlier site.
		Sir Charles Cavendish and his heir destroyed the Norman castle to build a magnificent Jacobean mansion, with a large Outer Court, The Great Court with the enormous Riding House and Terrace Ranges and at the highest point of the ridge, the Little Castle standing in the original oval Inner Court.
		Bolsover Castle is located in the village centre, off Castle Street.
	www.castleuk.net /castle_lists_midlands/120/bolsovercastle.htm (114 words)

	Discover Derbyshire and the Peak District
		The castle by this time was in a state of almost complete disrepair, more of a fortified manor house than a castle; Sir Charles Cavendish rather surprisingly built a replica of the Norman Keep on the original footings.
		At the end of the Second World War, the castle was again in a ruinous state and the owner, unable to afford the cost of restoration, and gave it to the nation.
		Bolsover Castle holds many open-air events including battle re-enactments, opera concerts, a children’s festival in July, and recently a Food and Drink Fair.
	www.derbyshire-peakdistrict.co.uk /bolsover.htm (1816 words)

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