AMERICANS REACT and blown away by the TOP 10 MOST BEAUTIFUL CASTLES IN ENGLAND
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- if you are going to the uk one of the top 10 things to do in the uk is visit a castle, one of the best things to do in london is visit the tower of London. but the how many castles are in the UK? are they all beautiful, castles are a major part of uk history, and one of the top things for people to do while visiting the uk, and we are about to watch the top 10 best castles in England,. join us as americans react to british castles from windsor castle to castles where harry potter was filmed and as always americans learn about british history. #americansreact #castle #britishculture #england #uktravel
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I'm really suprised that Bamburgh Castle didn't make this list, it's stunning!
And Lindisfarne Castle while in the area!
This might be because it was rebuilt in the late 19th century from a ruin by Lord Armstrong
Destiny is all……
Me too. Fabulous position right on the wild Northumbrian Coast with long, almost empty sandy beaches. Just down the road from Alnwick, which by the way is pronounced 'Anick' totally silent L and not Aaanick' like aaa at the doctors more like A as in the name Anne.
Only can be seen if driving 100 miles during a Government, nationwide lock down by the guy that brought about said lockdown😂😂
We live near Arundel, Bodiam, Hever and Leeds Castles. When you see Arundel appear through the trees..it is magical
You can see why Britain is the capital of the fantasy genre in film and literature. Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, His Dark Materials, Narnia, King Arther etc. all come from or are inspired from the British landscape and lore. Even Game of Thrones is inspired from the history of Britain (War of the Roses, Battle of Hastings and Hadrian's Wall).
Remember these are just in England, Wales and Scotland have a whole lot more as well.
Hi, just a little thing to note: the building in the background of Bodiam Castle is not a house . It is in fact a small Cafe and Public Toilets and facilities for the staff that maintain the Castle.
There is a small village nearby and a steam railway a short walk away.
Ahhh you beat me to it . Yes its the castleview cafe.
My favourite castle in England is Tintagel in Cornwall. Admittedly it is only ruins now but the Arthurian legends and mythology attached to it, and the magnificent views of the Cornish coast make it a wonderful day out. Merlin's Cave is situated underneath the castle and is also accessible.
English Heritage Trust is a charitable organisation that manages 400 historic Monuments, buildings and places, Historic England gives advice and provides historical experts to help maintain historic buildings it was once part of English Heritage but is now a separate organisation. The National Trust is a conservation charity their work includes conservation of Nature, Beauty and history for everyone to enjoy ( the nations coast line, historic sites, countryside, woodlands and green spaces) These charities look after and maintain most of our historic sites in England not in private ownership. Historic England provides help to the trusts, private and public owned(local councils & parishes) with advice, restoration and contracting experts. I hope this answers your question about who cares for these places. Love your reactions ❤
The gold 'paint', would be gold leaf. Gold rolled tissue thin, and glued on.
How on earth did Lincoln castle not make the final cut? It sits alongside the magnificent cathedral and it has an original text of Magna Carta! With its Roman heritage and fantastic true tale of how it defended England against the French, how can it be overlooked? This omission is truly shocking.
The gold in rooms - It's gold leaf which is a thin sheet of gold that can be moulded onto a surface, in this case probably wood. To do a whole room such as the ones you saw here isn't cheap.
Leeds Castle was very much a defensive castle and there was even a siege there in 1321. A body of water around a castle is part of it's defences and is called a moat. Leeds castle was traditionally a part of the lands given to the Queen of England.
My favourite castle is Kenilworth Castle, near to Warwick castle.
Just to help a little, Alnwick Castle, at 8:29, is pronounced "Anik" or "Annick".
I was going to say. The person making this original video is butchering it
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I think it's an AI narrator...?! :-(
Damn you Skynet
Living not far from Alnwick, Bamburgh and Craster (for Dunstanburgh castle) - the linguistic niches of Alnwick, Alnmouth and the river Aln always make me chuckle.
Alnwick castle isn't even top 3 in Northumberland
Thank you so much Rich for appreciating the castles of England and your admiration for British history. Yes, the UK and Ireland really is the lands of ancient historical beauty and fantasy as you often see portrayed in many enchanting novels, movies and TV series. You guys have already gotten a taste of this and we Brits cannot wait to see your family again soon on your upcoming visit to the UK. xxx 🙂
P.S Thanks for displaying my Christmas card I sent you guys on your last video. Dean xxx
If you are wanting to buy a Castle, Ripley Castle in North Yorkshire is for sale. It is £21,000,000 but I think that includes the village, shop and pub!!😅
Only 21 million ? I’d be embarrassed to say I spent so little on a castle I’d rather not have one at all 😂🤣🤣
Oh no, and I was going to send you the brochure!! 😂@@Trippingthroughadventures
@@Trippingthroughadventures Don't worry, you'll spend more on its maintenance 🙃
I love your enthusiasm for our lovely island. It's always refreshing to see it through a visitors eyes, as like anywhere in the world, you tend to take your homeland for granted.
In short English Heritage looks after a lot of castle, National Trust look after a lot of country houses. If you buy an annual pass to either/both you can just pop in as you’re travelling around. Others are privately owned and will have their own entrance fee. Tower of London is a must. Book in advance and get there early. It could take most of the day.
All of the best castles are in Wales.
I think there are shorter term memberships of the National Trust and English Heritage available to overseas visitors.
Modern Britain as we brits think of it, started in 1066 with the Norman invasion & William the conqueror becoming the first king of this modern Britain. 20 Years later in 1086, he ordered what was known as, "The Great Survey". All property, buildings, livestock and everything was recorded and written down in two volumes called the, "Domesday Book", pronounced, "Dooms Day Book". In 2000 they made a limited-edition replica of the volumes in the earliest known calfskin bindings, "Domesday Book Millenium Edition", which to me seem to be the most beautiful books/volumes I've ever seen.
Leeds Castle in Kent was mentioned here, not far from there is another Moated Manor House, Hever Castle, for me it is one of the most beautiful places i have ever seen, when you first catch sight of it, it will take your breath away. And another place to visit, if you haven't already is Hampton Court, again it is not a Castle, but a beautiful Palace, it is about 40 minutes by Train from London.
For historians Hever is really interesting as it was the home on Anne Boleyn. Some of the letters she wrote to Henry VIII are on display.
With these top 10s it depends on people's experiences, if you ask 2 different people they'll give you 2 different lists. All castles are awesome whether they be in ruins or lived in. It's the history, and when you see one, imaging it back in its own time with knights and hand to hand battles etc. For an idea have a look at history channels when you get a spare moment
Basically, the older the parts of a castle are, the fewer windows it has If there's a lot of windows, it was either altered to add the windows, or was built after it would make a difference having windows as opposed to arrow slits. The thing at 19:45 was Broadway Tower in the Cotswolds, it's what is called a folly, built in 1798 by the 6th Earl of Coventry to resemble an Anglo-Saxon fortress.
I believe the Quidditch scene was shot at Alnwick Castle but I think the locals pronounce it 'Anick'. Had a picnic there.
Brits have a long history of quidditch, they have one the quidditch World Cup a few times. lol that’s interesting I’m going to have rewatch it see if I can see anything recognizable.
I'm from leeds, I'm proud of our leeds castle,until some dude told me leeds castle was in Kent.i wasn't happy..
You guys have really picked up the knack for spotting a genuine castle and telling it apart from a palace or manor.
And thanks to you we now know the words for them 😂
See if you can get hold of an ordinance survey map , they will show every castle and battle site in the whole of the UK
It also shows the topography, river and waterways , roads footpaths , railways in fact every dame thing on this Island we call home
Nice to see your channel going from strength to strength. Well done to you all.
Please do Welsh Castles next please 😁😁😁
I love your theme music. Is it available anywhere?
Such a great channel 👍🏻
Epidemic sound, man from mars, it’s on RUclips I think
@@TrippingthroughadventuresThank you mate 👍🏻
I will just mention that in the case of quite a few of the 1500, the castles of which there are remains, were Motte and Bailey castles, this means they had a artifially made hill, the Motte, with a wooden tower on it, with below it a stockaded area with the castles buildings within, the Bailey., with a ditch round it. Now all the buildings were wooden, as time moved on some were fortified with stone of which remains may well exists. Others were eventually abandoned and the wooden structures rotted away, all that remains of them now will be the remains of the hill and perhaps a faint trace of the ditch.
The 'Long Walk' is three miles long from the castle gate to the 'Copper Horse' statue. If you visit Windsor you can jump on the 702 bus straight to London (only £3 each way) and if you get off at Royal Albert Hall, just a short walk south of there (Exhibition Road, South Kensington) is where the big museums are (all free). The Science Museum is where you'll see all the giant steam engines used for industry, literally just inside the door.
When we were children our playground was Castle Rising in Norfolk. We used to run the spiral staircase fast past the murder hole and up to a white painted room at the top. I always felt slightly chilled in that room. Years later I discovered so did my siblings and cousins. They actually made a ghost hunters episode about that room. We used to go there on the bus ages 4 to 10 years by ourselves from King's Lynn. No adults involved.
The dry moat which now looks very steep to me, was used for our rolling races.
Warwick castle is great, especially for the kids. Staff are all dressed in period costumes, there’s jousting, Falconry displays, archery, an interactive dungeon experience and they have lots of other events. You can also stay overnight at the castle, either in it or in the woodland lodges or glamping pods.
You need to check out Stately Homes of England too. Chatsworth House, Hardwick Hall, Blenheim Palace, Longleat House, all enormous houses some still lived in and many older than some of the castles shown in this video
@@old.not.too.grumpy. I've visited Chatsworth House many times and worked at Hardwick Hall twice. Famous or infamous for Bes of Hardwick of course.
@@MaxwellMoore-d1u I took a group of elderly American tourist round Hardwick Hall. On leaving one lady asked me "why did they build that lovely house overlooking the freeway" meaning the M1 build in the 1960s
@old.not.too.grumpy. Ho my days. Ha Ha Ha. I once heard of an American Tourist say why build Windsor Castle under a Flight ✈️ Path .Another interesting Fact about Hardwick Hall the Orchard has Apple verity's unique to it .
Blenheim Palace trumps the lot.
Castles could be built fairly quickly, but the ones built quickly tended to fall down quickly too. There is one I can see from my house. It was built during the Anarchy, just a wall surrounding the top of the highest hill around. Inside there would have been wooden buildings to house a small garrison. It was abandoned then restored during the War of the Roses. Then abandoned again and was soon just some ruins. During WW2 it was brought back into use, secretly, as an air raid decoy command centre. Today it is just a some bumps on the top of the hill.
Last year I stayed in a castle for a few nights. It was built as a castle, converted to be a country manor house and is now a hotel - Lumley Castle Hotel .
Hi folks. I moved to the UK (England) 51 years ago and am still exploring. I'm now 72. The UK & Ireland are amazing. I used to live 5 minutes away from Warwick Castle and spent many times in the castle & grounds. Back then it was privately owned by the Earl of Warwick & his family. Now owned by the company who owns Madame Tussauds in London.
Most of our castles are owned by Heritage England(Heritage Scotland, Wales etc...) or The National Trust, some of course are owned by the Crown and others are in private ownership.
Great post guys. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
If you visit Dover Castle, make sure to investigate the WWll rooms in the tunnels in the depths of the castle. That's where my mother was posted as an officer in the ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service) for a lot of the war, supervising 'her girls' operating the vital radio communications centre for the command centre for naval operations in the Channel.
leeds castle is surrounded by a moat and the only access is across the bridge and gate house. It was a fortified house. My wife's cousin was a gamekeeper on the grounds and used to live at the weir. This was in the time that it was a private residence and owned by lord and lady Bailey she then died and left it to a hospital trust, not sure who owns it now. My wife was part brought up by her Aunt who lived at the weir and has fond memories of the cottage. and various kennels attached.
Not sure if you watch a channel called Daydreamers Bound, an American family who have been living in The UK and are moving back to The US this year.
They've visited a lot of places and as you said you'll be driving on your next visit, their videos have a lot of driving from the dashcam view and I think it might be of assistance to watch in order to get a feel or perspective of the roads, especially the villages and lanes.
Also great for ideas on places to visit for you.
Be well, your family and everyone else.
I live near sudeley castle, eastnor castle, Berkeley castle Chepstow castle and Goodrich castle. Powys castle is fabulous with beautiful gardens in the summer. If you like the history it would be worth your while to get membership of English heritage and or national trust save entrance fees. The cathedrals are also worth visiting. Some you have to pay to go in. Hereford cathedral and Gloucester cathedral are particularly interesting. Chester has a cathedral and an intact Roman city wall. Then besides Stonehenge there is Avebury and Chysauster that are really interesting. Good luck with your travels.
the definition of a Castle is that it has a Keep, where a Fort does not. the reason for the change in architecture of the Castles is down to the invention of gunpowder and is the reason that Castles stopped being built.
the Gold décor is Gold Leaf. which is paper thin real Gold sheets, which is aderid onto wood or metal furnishings. it can also be used to inlay on text in stone engravings too.
Bodiam castle doesn’t have a keep. Neither did Caerphilly, Beaumaris, Harlech etc. The latter ones are concentric castles which had multiple walls but no central keep
@@morganetches3749 then they have been miss identified, they should be Forts.
In my village we have a 17th century Witch ducking pond located at the back of an Anglo Saxon church yard, behind an old Roman stone wall, that sits at the foot of a hill that was used as an Iron age fort three thousand years ago. Yes there is history everywhere on this Island, it’s crazy.
"Well, we did do the nose." "The nose?" "And the hat, but she is a witch!"
Always blows my mind that over 1000 years ago the builders knew to build a gift shop . Another great reaction guys .
However building Windsor Castle under the busy flight path was a mistake, surely?
Well the best way to plan is anticipation, like William the conqueror one said “ I have taken England with both my hands, now I shall construct boutics for trousers and garments with my face on them”
A traditional British Castle is a, Building set on a piece of land easily defended from all sides with ranging views of the surrounding area, usually on a hill or near a river, having defensive structures either walls towers or mostly moated or swamped areas adjacent to the site, and mostly dating back to before 1750
Great reaction thanks please look at the national Trust and English heritage who look after historic buildings and sites you could become a member of either to get cheaper entry to hundreds of places in the uk.
Over in the South West of England I'm within close reach of three castles: the huge and oldest Chepstow Castle built in 1067 and a military stronghold, only 15 minutes away; Berkeley Castle only 10 minutes away also started building in 1067 and the oldest castle in the country still lived in by the same family who built it; and Thornbury Castle within walking distance of my house, now a hotel, I believe the only castle that you can actually stay in. It is a Tudor castle, stayed in by Henry VIII, and was name-checked by Shakespeare in his plays. All fabulous. The people living in Berkeley Castle were always the Earls of Berkeley (and their family traces back to Saxon times, pre Norman conquest), though nowadays they simply call themselves 'Mr Berkeley' to blend in.
The timber inside Rochester Castle which was the flooring was put to good use, the locals used it to build a brewery.. In the corner tower you will notice that it is round, this being because besiegers brought down the original square shaped tower by tunneling under it's foundations and setting fire to the wooden supports by herding a load of pigs into the end of the tunnel, slaughtering them and setting fire to them so that the wooden supports would burn through and collapse bringing down the tower above, the tower was rebuilt in the style of the time hence it is round. There is a memorial to the pigs on the walkway around the bottom leading to the moat.
Castles were originally built as fortresses to protect. William the conqueror was responsible for building many fortifications as he tried to secure England and it's borders. Building of fort type castles ended by the 1400/1500s. Large decorative manor houses were built by the nobility that owned the large estates. They became larger and more impressive and decorative up until the 1700-1800s. Castle's and the large 'stately homes' remained in the aristocratic families and often renovated and kept going as a focal point of the local community. Nowadays castle's are overseen by national heritage trusts and stately homes are either still inhabited often open to the public as visitor attractions and/or hired out as venues for events and weddings. They're recognised as essential parts of the UKs heritage and valued as such - providing education and reference points that showcase UK history and culture.
Hi Guys , Leeds Castle is built on two small islands so pretty impenetrable back in the day , Henry vlll and Anne Boelyn lived there at some point too . Rochester Castle is near me its very impressive o think the tallest in England if not the whole of britain . 😊
Being Welsh and from Wales, we have many Castles left behind by the English occupation and colonisation particularly in the north such as Caernarfon and Beaumaris, however my favourite has to be Carreg Cennen, which sits atop a promontory overlooking Carmarthenshire and is one of those great ruined Medieval castles where you can just feel the history.
Although I live in Beaumaris/Biwmares and adore our castle, my favourite castle is Conwy. Not that I disclose that fact.
I have never seen Carreg Cennen but it looks beautiful in its surrounding countryside (in photographs). Thank you for reminding me to visit. 😊
Hello you two. Yes, we fall over castles here. We start learning about our history - kings and queens - when we are six. Then there's the Romans, the Saxons, the Vikings, our Exploration of the World, the Empire and so on. When we're about 13/14 yrs old and we've travelled through this battle and that war, they drop tomes on our desk that outline two Agricultural Revolutions and an Industrial one. We study our Economic and Social History - going back through Charters like the Magna Carta, the Charter of the Forests, enclosures, factory and prison reform and so on.
When I left education I thought I knew our history (smug smiles all round), but a year or so afterwards I picked up a book and realised I had just begun. I have lived almost a life time and I haven't even scratched the surface. If I had known when I was six years old the vastness of it all, perhaps I wouldn't have even tried ... it would have been a hill too steep to climb I think. But I didn't and I still love learning about our history a task to savour almost every day. Your video's take me to places too and I learn .... something new when seeing it through your eyes. That's why I love your channel. So thank you. Love from the UK xx
I feel similar to what you are saying (but with less education on the matter lol) I feel like I’m dancing in a hallway with many doors all leading down not knowing which door I should open first, I actually asked Neil Oliver the other day on his q&A “ where do I start? “ British history is an endless corridor of doors leading to other endless corridors of doors. That shaped the world we live in, I just don’t know what door to open first lol.
@@Trippingthroughadventures You state it exactly. You just start with the first thing that really interests you and it leads you down that corridor without you realising where you are going - until you bump into another door you didn't know about. Several doors later you look down and you realise you have finished a large piece of the jigsaw puzzle. It seems to me that is exactly what you two are doing and it's great to watch you both and learn with you..
@@Trippingthroughadventures The fact that there is so much of it is the reason that historians have to choose which bit of history they want desperately to know more about?
But, the more you learn about the area you wanted to know more about, the more you start to have to find out about where they fitted into the world, and you'll begin to find out about all sorts of other things and learn how it all matched up. So what I'm trying to say is - don't get confused or overwhelmed and don't, whatever you do, give up the idea of making it make sense. Remember that date. It was, on the 14th October 1066, the very last time we were invaded.
(Like: to-day when they gave the dates of when the castles were built? Your eyes kinda glazed because, I expect, they were just numbers. So: the one date that everyone in England knows it's 1066. The Battle of Hastings. Because that's the day when everything in England changed - even the language of the Court. The new, foreign, King gave his favourites a piece of land and a shovel and raced them off to build proper castles - not wooden ones, because the natives weren't very friendly. So: it would be a Norman (an invader) who built it. But if it was built in 12th C there was a good chance it might have been built by a local - if he'd shrugged his shoulders, bowed to the inevitable and greased up to the King.)
The actual count of English castles is over 4000, Wales has a huge amount also for its tiny size. (some Manor houses are fortified and are usually counted as fortresses which people often just call castles it's the same as palaces which dukes earls and old kings used to inhabit they are usually fortified with exterior walls and battlements )
In 1066 when William the Conquerer became Kong, he set about placing castles all over the place.
They werent just a large stately home, they were a gated community that the outlying villages would run to if under attack.
Theyre a fort, a home, a statement and a haven all in one. Very important part of English life.
We have Castles owned by different organisations, English Heritage, National Trust, Historic Royal Palaces etc., some are charities. There are those owned by the Crown and the Duchy of Cornwall, those owned by the Crown are held for their lifetime by the monarch. the Duchy is held by the Prince of Wales. Some are still privately owned even by the same family for centuries, for example Alnwick Castle has been owned by the Percy family since 1309
I see castles as originally fortresses, with several lines of defence, walls, moats, and earthworks, so its difficult to see a Victorian pile , like Highclere as a castle. because there is nothing left of a fortress. A true castle, not even suggested in the comments, is Carisbrooke, which was even adapted to protect against early artillery.
Warwick Castle is a fantastic day out for children and adults alike. One of the best visitor attractions I have been to.
Warwick is like Alnwick - both are pronounced differently to their spellings. (As with a lot of British placenames).
Warwick is pronounced 'Warrick' and
Alnwick is pronounced 'Annick' ... I'm sure you'd both rather say these names correctly? 😀
(unlike the AI narrator! 😞 )
I've been to Bodiam and Warwick castle and if you are taking your children, id much more recormend Warwick. There is alot more there and a nice little town too. Especially go in the summer when they have a festival type event on. Windsor is certainly good! Often the look of the castle isnt the most important thing, Its about its strategic position, like between a mountain and a swamp on high and dry land, where the attackers would have no choice but to march through. And they proabbly didnt have windows back in the day. Generally they just built as big as the warlord could afford. We just have thousands of years of people fighting for control... Defo all gold leaf in them rooms BTW.
Biggest advice for visiting in the UK, is make a list of outside activities (like castles) and inside activities (like museums) you want to do, and don't plan which is when till you have a week to go and you have a more realisitic weather forecast, and theres still no guarentees. If its going to rain all day, just go do something inside.
Alnwick. Aln wick? Pronounced, Anick. But then, outside of the region they wouldn't know that.
I'm way outside the region, and I've always known it. This guy should research better!
If you're based in London you can get a train from victoria station that goes to Rochester castle and cathedral great pub there also the coopers arms 11th century and same train line will go to Canterbury with oldest UK cathedral and also a castle with medieval streets to boot and goes on to Dover priory Dover Castle on top of the white cliffs of Dover were you can see the coast of France if it's a clear day 😀 ❤and not expensive ❤
Most castles began to be built from the 11th century onwards. At first they were mostly Earth & wood, but from the 12th century many were rebuilt in stone. They were built by Norman Lords & Kings in order to control the population, but quite a few also during a period of civil war after the death of King Henry 1st, by people on both sides. Some castles are still privately owned, but most are held by English Heritage, a government body that takes care of historic structures.
A Castle is a stronghold. A Cathedral is a Church.
A Monastery is also a Church with accomodation for monks. At Leeds Castle the big walls have been cut down for the view. It certainly was a proper castle when first built. Some later large houses are called castles because they stand where an earlier castle once stood, but these are not real castles. Some continually occupied Castles have had additional buildings making them more palatial. These include Arundel & Windsor.
The Tower of London is a proper Castle. None of these would be like those of King Arthur's day. His dates are late Roman, so would his forts be of Roman style. Windsor is Royal, they can afford real gold leaf decoration. Windsor belongs to the state, it is not owned by the King or Queen.
Hope you have a great time here.
But yes we've more castles than you can shake a stick at.
Also tooo much history, crickey the church across the road is 900yrs old.
We're just used to it x
Hello , Bodiam castle is my favourite.. the building you see is the gift shop and tea room . The moat has massive carp in it that swim up to the bridge in their hundreds ...
I dont know where you are planning to hase yourselves but I shall give you two great options . Forget Warwick Castle . 1 base your self in Newcastle (great city, worth experiencing in itself) but from there you gave a number if g eat day trip options ...Durham and its magnificent Cathedral, Bambrugh Castle, Beamish open air museum, Alnwick Castle, York 2 base yourself in the Folkestone-Canterbury area from there you have the lively city of Canterbury with its Cathedral (Englands premier church), Dover Castle, D al & Walmer castles and you ciuld hop on Eurowtar for a night or two in Paris or Brussels.And, should you wish, Londin is a short train ride too.
We don’t really have a base town this trip, this series will be a road trip, but I will say York is one of our stops.
Great reaction guys and thanks for the kind words about the UK , i live in Birmingham approx 30 miles away from the number 4 Castle , Warwick Castle , we went on school trips back in the 70s , err 1970s not 1870s lol 🤣🤣 , as it was our school House name , enjoying the videos , keep em coming 👍👍💪💪
Castles were introduced to England in 1066 with the Norman Conquest. These were mostly of the form Motte-and-bailey castles, an inner fortification, the bailey, often built of wood for speed, on top of a man made hill several feet (or 10s of feet above the surrounding land.) sounded by a wall again intially wood. But all buildings replaced with stone as soon as possible.
Prior to the Norman Conquest the Anglo-Saxons built Burhs best described as fortified settlements rather than castles.
Some of the best castles were built by King Edward I (reign 1272 - 1307) to consolidate his control of Wales.
@@davidmoor8096 I believe the Anglo-Saxons built some as well
They weren't built to BE castles but walled towns / communities with few buildings outside the walled grounds . Gradually when populations grew in the middle ages they became used more for the ruling lord of that district and during invasions by French etc they were fortresses to protect the power of that ruling Duke etc. This video shocked me how we Brits often take these Castles for granted as we are never really far from a castle in our locality. So see them frequently. However we still get excited visiting somewhere new and seeing g a castle on the horizon to head towards!
I'm really shocked that bamburgh castle on the Northumberland coast was not on the list it's amazing you should check it out
We have over 4 thousand apparently.. edinburgh castle is a must…edinburgh itself is beautiful to visit
Enjoyed your reaction to our castles. When you do come over you should try and get out in the countryside too. If you can then come to the south west and visit the Jurassic Coast and have a go at fossil hunting. There is so much to see outside London.
If you want to see how Rochester castle got into that state, watch the movie Ironclad.
My Grandkids go to school in Rochester, they drive past the Castle every day, and attend services in the Cathedral....for them it's no big deal....they'll probably realise how special it is, when they are older.....and, talking about "Rabbit Holes" just imagine what it's like taking History at school.....Too many dates to remember !!
You could probably spend more time learning about the history of the castle then you would spend learning in primary school lol. That really kool.
There are several castles where you can stay (rent a room for a few days etc), I might be mistaken, but Castle Bolton in North Yorkshire has rooms for hire, you can have meals etc in these places, well worth it just for the experience and bragging power once home.
The “house” in the background of Bodiam Castle is a cafe, small gift shop and offices. It’s not a home.
However there are houses close by in the village.
Highclere Castle is the home of the Earls of Caernarvon , one of whom funded the search and opening of the tomb of King Tutankhamun
when it says 'seat of the Duke of Northumberland' it means as in 'seat of power'. plus its been inhabited since built, probably by the Dukes of Northumberland.
Some castles are owned privately and some by English Heritage. As well as the castles there are the stately homes which are well worth a look.
Some castles are still inhabited by members of the aristocracy, passed down through the generations. Other castles are owned and maintained by the National Trust. You were right about the difference between the old fortified castles from the Norman & Middle Ages, and those (such as Highclere) built in a later era as a house at a time when fortifications were no longer required.
Bodiam is my local one. I have fired a longbow from the top back in the 80's 😁
Hi guys. Re: Alnwick Castle - you were asking about who lived there and whether it was an 'ordinary' person who had just bought the place at some point. I think you missed the narrator's comment at the start of his Alnwick review, when he pointed out that Alnwick is "the official seat of the Dukes of Northumberland" .... a 'family seat' or just 'seat' is the term used to describe the principal residence of the landed gentry and aristocracy. The castle's construction started around the year 1096, but it wasn't until about 1300 that the estate and castle came under the ownership of the Percy family, who have occupied the castle ever since (over 700 years). The Percy's were elevated to the Dukedom in 1766, since when there have been 12 successive Dukes of Northumberland as the title has been passed down to the present day.
That would be a brilliant trip.... touring all the castles in the UK. I've seen quite a few... they are really interesting.
Warwick Castle isn't that far from me. In the warmer months they have shows of proper jousting on horseback, plus ye old style sword fights and market stalls. It's a really good family day out, for the young and old.
also there is a video on the maintenance of Windsor castle, the majority of the dinning room you showed is real gold leaf on everything....
The "gold paint" is most likely to be gold leaf, gold hammered so thin if you touch it with your fingers the body heat will make it stick to your fingers, it's a painstaking slow job putting it on.
We have 8 Castles within 1 hours drive of where we live, but the closest is at the end of our street, We live on Castle Close.
Pembroke castle is lovely too. This is in south West Wales. Leeds castle in Kent is nice too. None of the castles WERE not WAS.
There are basically FOUR phases to castle building in England and Wales (with Scotland and Ireland being slightly different cases and worthy of separate discussion).
Phase 1 is from 1066 to about 1100 when William the Conqueror successfully invaded Saxon England and had to quickly establish and maintain his power via the creation of fortified strongholds (and what we have since become to define as actual "castles" in the English language sense). Before him, the Saxons would fortify towns (as the Romans did, also), but the 'works' would NOT likely constitute what we would otherwise call castles, today. Further, these castles were in fact built very quickly indeed, but most of the buildings (then built on top) on the large earthworks were only of wood. Good examples from this period are therefore stone-free "motte and bailey" castles like Stansted Mountfitchet and Twthill. But there was some early stonework too, like the White Tower in London.
Phase II was from about 1100 to 1400, when William's various successors consolidated the Royal Norman takeover and establishment of a French speaking aristocracy that was in essence separate to the English speaking working class. This is where we begin to see genuine stone walls and keeps, and the majority were built on (and over) the very same (strategic) sites as the wooden castles that William established. Give or take some occasional internal wrangling over the rules of succession, the eventual blurring of French and English languages in England and the pressure on the English-based French speaking kings to retain land they owned and governed in France would eventually lead to battles taking mainly in France only... battles that would thus determine much of the politics and leadership of Britain as a result. Further, at this time, we start to see the slow establishment of cannon as being a legitimate way to break walls. The period therefore basically ends with castles were no longer able to be used primarily as genuine fortified places for siege and battle, and were more just about the symbology of power and where the rich (kings and other nobles) simply lived in luxury. Examples from this period are: Norman Dover and Rochester, and (later), Edward I's castles in Wales... and then, finally, Bodiam (the "enigma") to finish.
Phase III (about 1400 to 1750) was a period where the countryside generally became more and more peaceful with every passion century, and where castles were simply no longer needed for protection of any kind. It was armies and gunpowder that supplied true power, not buildings, and most new 'castles' in this period therefore had large windows to take advantage of light, started to use weaker (but fancier) bricks instead of stone, and began to look more like palaces and mansions rather than actual castles. (And older castle residences started to be modified to look more like palaces, too.) It was also the period containing Henry IV (1399-1413) who was the first English king to speak English as his native language. The only genuinely new castles built for defence were coastal (fort) oriented, aiming to help prevent sea-based invasions, such as Pendennis or Hurst. That said, some existing old stone castles played a big part of the civil war of 1642 to 1651 as the larger, stronger and strategically placed inland keeps could still prove problematic to opposing forces. It was therefore at this time that the use of 'slighting' came about so that many old castles could not be used as places to potentially hold out or rebel against the kingdom (or republic!). But, generally speaking, this was a time where most Norman origin castles that were no longer used for living in would eventually be abandoned, having now no practical or financial worth. They thus often came into ruin, either partially or in full, and either naturally or by reappropriation of the stone for other building projects (just like with closed abbeys during the time of Henry VIII). Examples from this period therefore include the palatial conversions of Windsor and Alnwick, or the newly created castles of Herstmonceux or Tattershall.
Phase IV (1750 to 1910) is, if you remove coastal forts and towers made in fear of a Napoleonic invasion out of the equation, basically a time where you see (mainly) rich Victorians in the 19th century starting to romanticise about medieval castles and wanting to either emulate them by repairing old ruins or creating brand new 'fake' castles completely from scratch. And the trouble here is that many of the repaired castles ruined (as it were) what was originally there before and undermined what we now appreciate in terms of original construction and design. This was because the designs could be quite fantastical indeed, or employ the wrong architecture of the period. It could (also) be done quite well, but it often resulted in a mess of styles or vision that is not looked on today with appreciation by those in 'the know'. Examples of converted old castles include Cardiff or Arundel, and brand new castles include Drogo, Eastnor and Belvoir.
Right, that'll do off the top of my head. This is a bit of a simplified mash of the truth in a way and I could probably say much more given time to better explain what was truly going on... but it's still a better summary than some of the rubbish said in this video's explanations... or if you'd got AI to do.
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Windsor is beautiful... been a few times. And the beloved home of our late Queen of course.
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My friends and I went to a Rock Festival when The Queen used to open Windsor Great Park to a ton load of hippies in the 70s 😂 Hampton Court near London on the Thames is wonderful too.
Dover Castle was in use militarily during World War II! Command centers were dug into the chalk below the ancient castle and were involved in managing the D-Day landings.
Alnwick Castle is inhabited at present by the 12th Duke of Northumberland Ralph Percy and has been the home of the percy family since approx.1300 a.d. It was originally a wooden building that was remodelled by Ivo De Vescy (Baron of Alnwick) in 1096. The Barons of Alnwick owned the castle till 1297 when the Vescy family line died out, ownership then passed to the Bishop of Durham Anthony Bek who later sold the castle to Henry Percy.
I haven't been to see many castles, but I went to see Leeds Castles (in Kent) with a friend in the early '80's and enjoyed the walk around the castle and the extensive grounds and gardens too.
Many of England’s stately homes started as fortifications and have at their core the remains of a castle.
There are two distinct types of castle in the UK. Ones that were built back when they were homes but they needed to be defensible and later ones that were built more as displays of wealth. A sub type is an old one that was added too later.
How do you inherit a castle or manor house...well firstly don't dump loads of tea in a harbour somewhere (yep it's mostly that easy) 😊
I think the country house/manor ‘castles’ are probably built on the site of former ancient medieval castles
On the table at Windsor castle isn't solid gold as you stated. It's solid silver with gold plating. The gold in the room is made from gold leaf, so yes real gold albeit extremely thin
Rochester castle is the one in the movie "Iron Clad". There's a good time-lapse video on the construction of The Tower of London, here on RUclips, that I think you will appreciate. You can look up castles on English Heritage, visit Scotland and Cadw websites to help you choose castles near the other places you visit. The Thackray Museum of Medicine and the Royal Armouries in Leeds. National Railway Museum in York. So basically look up a museum of anything and we'll have one. The Pencil Museum in the Lakes. From Yorkshire
G'day lovely people. ❤❤❤❤. You make me feel real good. Have you read ANY Charles Dickens books? You both would LOVE them.
Hever castle in Edenbridge, Kent is a lovely castle it’s where Queen Anne Boleyn grew up and dated King Henry 8th. Tons of History and up until recently was owned by An American family The Astors . 😊 Hope you and your family are well 😊
Thanks for the info that’s really interesting we would like to track Anne Boleyn and Mary queen of Scott’s life one day.
@ it’s quite strange when you visit these historical that Queen Anne Boleyn and King Henry were walking the same corridors as you are now, Hampton court palace is unbelievable 😊
At 10.33 "This castle doesn't look like it was built to be defended" ??? What do you think the moat is for? and remember some of these castles have been around for many hundreds of years and have been remodelled and re-purposed so some of the old more defensive parts may have disappeared and replaced with more practical living quarters.
A little bit of history of Leeds Castle: In 1321 King Edward II laid succesfully laid seige to this castle after his wife Queen Isabella arrived seeking shelter and was refused admission. Edward was not amused!!! So the castle has seen action.
lol thank you, we are trying to figure these things out that’s why we speak openly, it’s better to speak openly and be corrected than to stay quiet and think your right lol.
Corfe Castle is a picturesque ruin in a lovely part of the country.
Basically, after we were invaded and conquered by the Normans (William the Conqueror) the country was parcelled out to the Norman Lords who supported him. The castles were built to protect the nobles and their supporters , to show power and strength over the conquered population, place of retreat when under attack. These castles grew and evolved over many many decades.