** Christchurch Castle, a 12th century ruin in the town

** Matilda in The Castle of Otranto – She is determined to give up Theodore, the love of her life, for her cousin ’ s sake.

** Hippolita in The Castle of Otranto-Hippolita is depicted as the obedient wife of her tyrant husband who “ would not only acquiesce with patience to divorce, but would obey, if it was his pleasure, in endeavouring to persuade Isabelle to give him her hand ”.

** Theodore in The Castle of Otranto – he is witty, and successfully challenges the tyrant, saves the virginal maid without expectations

** Manfred in The Castle of Otranto – unjustly accuses Theodore of murdering Conrad.

** Bianca in The Castle of Otranto – a gossip, helps characters get valuable news, provides comic relief

** Diego and Jaquez in The Castle of Otranto – they appear to talk about random things, and argue foolishly with each other in order to lighten the air of the novel.

** Father Jerome in The Castle of Otranto – Jerome, though not evil, is certainly weak as he gives up his son when he is born and leaves his lover.

** Mines of Titan ( 1988, Louis Castle & Brett Sperry )

** ZorkQuest: Assault on Egreth Castle ( 1988, Elizabeth Langosy )

** Zork Quest: Assault on Egreth Castle ( 1988, Infocom, interactive computer comic book )

** The United States Post Office Department ( later renamed the United States Postal Service ) begins the 3rd regular airmail service in the world ( between New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, DC ), the 1st being from Allahabad to Naini Junction in India on the 18th February 1911 and the 2nd being from London to Windsor Castle on the 22nd June 1911.

** A fire breaks out in the Bannerman's Castle in the Hudson River ; most of the roof collapses and crashes down to the lower levels.

** Jayne Ann Krentz, née Castle ( Amanda Quick ), American novelist

** Elizabeth II describes this year as an annus horribilis ( horrible year ), due to various scandals damaging the image of the Royal Family, as well as the Windsor Castle fire.

** International Women's Year is launched in Britain by Princess Alexandra and Barbara Castle.

** Takeshi's Castle first aired on TBS.

** After 44 years, Estonian flag is raised to the Pikk Hermann Castle tower.

** Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg is made deputy constable and lieutenant governor of Windsor Castle.

** Mary Bankes, a Royalist in the English Civil War, who defended Corfe Castle ( d. 1661 )

** U. S. officials announce that a hydrogen bomb test ( Castle Bravo ) has been conducted on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.

** Castle Acre Priory, and

** Nijō Castle, a castle in Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto

** John Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont, Constable of Dover Castle ( d. 1396 )

** Bodiam Castle ( East Sussex, England )

** Rondeau, part of " Symphonies and Fanfares for the King's Supper " by Jean-Joseph Mouret, best known as the theme to Masterpiece Theatre

** Theatre of the United Kingdom – introduced by the Romans and part of the British culture since at least 1585.

** Theatre of the Soviet Union

** Judy Garland opens the first of 14 concerts in Dublin, Ireland at the Theatre Royal.

** Judy Garland begins her legendary concerts in New York's Palace Theatre.

** Moscow Art Theatre production of Hamlet opens.

** John Osborne's Look Back in Anger opens at the Royal Court Theatre, London, changing the scope of theatrical and other forms of drama in the UK.

** The Phantom of the Opera, the longest running Broadway show in history, opens at Her Majesty's Theatre in London.

** Richard Wagner's opera Die Walküre is first performed at Munich's National Theatre.

** First public performance of Cox and Box by Francis Burnand and Arthur Sullivan, at the Adelphi Theatre, London.

** Colley Cibber's play Love's Last Shift is performed at the Theatre Royal.

** Lyric Theatre, 1927

** The Olney Theatre Center for the Arts, located there

** The Summer Theatre is a rather ordinary Neoclassical structure, erected in 1937 and extensively renovated in 2001.

** Theatre rail, see batten ( theater ), from which lighting fixtures, theatrical scenery, tabs or curtains may be hung

** The Supremes perform for the last time together at Drury Lane Theatre in London before officially disbanding.

** The Clash kick off their first concert on their first American tour at the Berkeley Community Theatre outside San Francisco, California.

** London production opened at His Majesty's Theatre on July 12 and ran for 673 performances

** Broadway production opened at the Ziegfeld Theatre on November 5 and transferred to the Shubert Theatre on February 17, 1930 for a total run of 159 performances

** Broadway revue opened at the Selwyn Theatre on December 30 and ran for 136 performances

** Broadway production opened at the Selwyn Theatre on November 7 and ran for 158 performances.

** Broadway production opened at the Belasco Theatre on April 25 and ran for 532 performances

** London production opened at the Palace Theatre on March 11 and ran for 665 performances

** Broadway production opened at the Globe Theatre on September 16 and ran for 321 performances