Framlingham Castle (gbr)

Framlingham Castle

Framlingham Castle ranks 12,657th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Waco, North Carolina, Whiteville, North Carolina, and Havelock, North Carolina. Memorable people born in Framlingham Castle include Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk. Memorable people who died in Framlingham Castle include Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk. Framlingham Castle has been the birth place of many noblemen and the death place of many politicians. Framlingham Castle is located in United Kingdom.

Framlingham Castle is a castle in the market town of Framlingham, Suffolk, England. An early motte and bailey or ringwork Norman castle was built on the Framlingham site by 1148, but this was destroyed (slighted) by Henry II of England in the aftermath of the Revolt of 1173–1174. Its replacement, constructed by Roger Bigod, the Earl of Norfolk, was unusual for the time in having no central keep, but instead using a curtain wall with thirteen mural towers to defend the centre of the castle. Despite this, the castle was successfully taken by King John in 1216 after a short siege. By the end of the 13th century, Framlingham had become a luxurious home, surrounded by extensive parkland used for hunting. Read more on Wikipedia