Berkhamsted
Castle 1066 to 1495 (ISBN
1-899376-09-7) [1995] deals with this beautifully moated fortress
set in the Home County of Hertfordshire. The castle history from
its foundation, possibly by Robert of Mortain, the Conqueror's
brother, to its resumption as a royal residence and home of the
Queens of England is examined. This is followed by the detailed
description of the castle remains with references to the site
clearances and excavations which took place earlier this century.
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Buckenham
Castles, 1066 to 1649
(ISBN 1-899376-28-3) [1997] deals with the Albini family from
their arrival in England with William the Conqueror to the extinction
of their earldom in 1242. The decisive battle of Fornham where
some 3,000 Flemings were slaughtered in 1173 is also examined.
The history then continues with the Tattershall family who inherited
Buckenham with Robert Tattershall's marriage to an Albini heiress.
New Buckenham Castle is examined in detail and the great round
tower fully explored as well as the castle's increased earthwork
defences of 1216. The construction and destruction of the first
Buckenham castle is also covered with reference to surrounding
sites and a copy is reproduced of the unique woodcutting of the
castle in the thirteenth century Tattershall built New Buckenham
church.
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