MAKE A MEME View Large Image Arundel Castle is one of the forty-nine castle that are mentioned in the Domesday Book. Built as a defence against invasion, ironically all of the three sieges suffered by the Castle were the result of civil unrest. The first was when Henry ...
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Keywords: arundel castle west sussex outdoor A fortress was here in Saxon times. Arundel Castle is one of the forty-nine castle that are mentioned in the Domesday Book. Built as a defence against invasion, ironically all of the three sieges suffered by the Castle were the result of civil unrest. The first was when Henry I attacked Earl Robert in 1102 (the Castle fell after three months) In the second siege in 1139, Matilda held out against King Stephen, before escaping. The third and worst siege took place in the Civil War in 1643. A fortress was here in Saxon times. Arundel Castle is one of the forty-nine castle that are mentioned in the Domesday Book. Built as a defence against invasion, ironically all of the three sieges suffered by the Castle were the result of civil unrest. The first was when Henry I attacked Earl Robert in 1102 (the Castle fell after three months) In the second siege in 1139, Matilda held out against King Stephen, before escaping. The third and worst siege took place in the Civil War in 1643.
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