The Origin of Norwich Castle

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The once subjugated Saxons were required to raise a knoll that was twenty-one meters high and surrounded by a dry trench. There were Wooden pikes or posts that protected the buildings on top of the knoll, while to in the south and east of the knoll there were yards that were protected by banks and ditches this all this was to set in motion the ground work for the castle of Norwich. Edward Boardman a Norwich born architect completed the Norwich Castle, a medieval and fantastic defense structure in the city of Norwich which was one of the greatest castles of its time because of its architecturally advanced structure, a symbol of military power, and a symbol of political control that was founded by the Normans. Norwich Castle, a royal fortification was founded by William the Conqueror between 1066 and 1075. It took the appearance of a motte and bailey. The year 1067, William the Conqueror embarked on a campaign to surmount East Anglia, and according to military historian R. Allen Brown it was most likely around this instance that Norwich Castle was founded. The castle is first mentioned in 1075 when Ralph de Gael, Earl of Norfolk, rebelled against William the Conqueror and Norwich was captured by his men. A siege was undertaken, but ended when the garrison was overtaken, promising that they would not be killed. Norwich Castle was the midpoint of a rebellion in 1075. This involved Norman versus Normans, the rebellion started when William the Conqueror was attending business in Normandy. Ralph de Guader, married Emma, a daughter of a Norman baron. At the wedding, three Norman barons plotted to take challenge and even take control of William’s kingdom because they were unhappy with how the kingdom was being run. These barons ask... ... middle of paper ... ...int. IBID IBID C. H. B. Quennell. The Project Gutenberg EBook of Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Norwich. Chapter 1 Matt Champion. History’s Heroes: Hero of the common people. View 9001 Allen Brown, Reginald. Allen Brown's English Castles, Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, ISBN 1-84383-069-8 Clark, George Thomas. "The castles of England and Wales at the Latter part of the Twelfth Century", The Archaeological Journal 38: 258–276, 335–351 Norwich Castle. Museum & Art Gallery History Of Norwich Castle BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2014. • "A History of Norwich Castle." Norfolk Museums Service -. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Apr. 2014. • "Norwich Castle." UK Travel and Heritage. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Apr. 2014. • “Norwich Castle." Norwich Castle. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Apr. 2014. • "History of the City of Norwich." Norwich Information. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Apr. 2014

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