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* Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, reconstruction of keep, interior decoration ( c. 1754 – 68 ) largely destroyed by Anthony Salvin's remodelling in the 19th Century
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* Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, is bought by the Percy family, later Earls of Northumberland.
She then proceeded via ' Newborough ', ' Allerton ', ' Darneton ', Durham, Newcastle and Morpeth to Alnwick Castle.
Henry Percy was born 20 May 1364 at Alnwick Castle in Northumberland, the eldest son of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, and Margaret Neville, daughter of Ralph de Neville, 2nd Lord Neville of Raby, and Alice de Audley.
* Alnwick Castle, Northumberland ( interiors ) ( 1766 ) destroyed when Anthony Salvin created the current state rooms
The town dates back to approximately AD 600, and over the centuries has thrived as an agricultural centre ; as the location of Alnwick Castle and home of what were in mediaeval times the most powerful northern barons, the Earls of Northumberland ; as a staging post on the Great North Road between Edinburgh and London, and latterly as a modern rural centre cum dormitory town.
The town's greatest building is Alnwick Castle, one of the homes the Duke of Northumberland, and site of The Alnwick Garden ; it dominates the west of the town, above the River Aln.
Outside the line of the walls, the old railway station building is relatively ostentatious for such a small town, arising out of its frequent use by royal travellers visiting the Duke and Alnwick Castle.
Brizlee Tower, a folly and observation platform overlooking Hulne Park, the Duke of Northumberand's walled estate by Alnwick Castle
* the Northumberland Fusiliers Museum, found within Alnwick Castle.
The ball is fetched from Alnwick Castle in procession, preceded by the Duke of Northumberland's piper.
* the Alnwick Castle Tournament – a mediaeval jousting spectacular in the grounds of Alnwick Castle
* Alnwick Castle
Alnwick Castle ( ) is a castle and stately home in the town of the same name in the English county of Northumberland.
Alnwick Castle guards a road crossing the River Aln.
In response, John ordered the demolition of Alnwick Castle and Baynard's Castle ( the latter was Fitzwalter's stronghold ), however his instructions were not carried out at Alnwick.
When the Vescy family became extinct, Alnwick Castle and the surrounding manor were bequeathed to Antony Bek the Bishop of Durham.
The work at Alnwick Castle balanced military requirements with the family's residential needs.
Alnwick Castle, chromolithograph by Alexander Francis Lydon, 1870
Alnwick and Northumberland
Alnwick ( ) is a small market town in north Northumberland, England.
According to Country Life, October 2002, " Alnwick is the most picturesque market town in Northumberland, and the best place to live in Britain ".
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In 1309 he purchased the barony of Alnwick from Bek, and it has been owned by the Percy family, the Earls and later Dukes of Northumberland since.
After the execution of Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, in 1572 Alnwick castle was uninhabited.
Adjacent to the castle, Lady Jane Percy, Duchess of Northumberland, has initiated the establishment of The Alnwick Garden, a formal garden set around a cascading fountain.
Edlingham Castle is a small castle ruin, having Scheduled Ancient Monument and Grade I listed building status, in the care of English Heritage, in a valley to the west of Alnwick, Northumberland, England.
* Alnwick Castle, Northumberland
It is about 20 km north of Alnwick, within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
It is said that the Northumberland site, quite close to Alnwick, was chosen for some slight resemblance to Mount Carmel where the order originated.
The priory is situated in Hulne Park, a walled park covering several thousand acres which belongs to the Duke of Northumberland and is close to Alnwick Castle.
* Alnwick, Northumberland, England.
Belford is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England about halfway between Alnwick and Berwick-upon-Tweed, a few miles inland from the east coast and just off the Great North Road, the A1.
It has similarities to other village combats, such as Ashbourne's Royal Shrovetide Football, the Shrove Tuesday Football Games in Sedgefield, Durham and Alnwick, Northumberland and the Hallaton Bottle Kicking contest in Leicestershire.
He began to practise as a physician at Alnwick in Northumberland, but he became financially independent by his marriage with the daughter of John Gray, and abandoned his profession for a literary life in Edinburgh.
Alnwick and keep
Conan IV, Duke of Brittany married Margaret of Huntingdon, whose brother William I of Scotland was prisoner in the castle keep after the Battle of Alnwick ( 1174 ).
Alnwick and interior
The castle is used as a stand in for the exterior and interior of Hogwarts in the Harry Potter films, which has led to an increase in public interest with Alnwick.
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* William of Alnwick, ( c. 1275 – 1333 ), Franciscan Theologian and Bishop of Giovinazzo.
William of Alnwick ( c. 1275 – March 1333 ) was a Franciscan friar and theologian, and bishop of Giovinazzo, who took his name from Alnwick in Northumberland.
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A similar arboreal memorial is thought to have been planted near Alnwick by Nelson's agent Alexander Davison.
* 1174 – William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173 – 1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Henry II of England.
While marching north again, Malcolm was ambushed by Robert de Mowbray, Earl of Northumbria, whose lands he had devastated, near Alnwick on 13 November 1093.
The conflict became known as the Battle of Alnwick.
At the Battle of Alnwick, on 13 November 1093, Malcolm was ambushed by Norman forces led by Robert de Mowbray.
* 1174: On July 12, William I of Scotland is captured by the English in the Battle of Alnwick.
* 1093: Battle of Alnwick: Malcolm III of Scotland is killed by the forces of William II of England.
* November 13 – Battle of Alnwick: Malcolm III of Scotland is defeated and killed by the forces of William II of England.
The Scots realisation reaches as far south as the mouth of the north Esk in north Cumbria, crossing Cumbria and skirting the foot of the Cheviots before reaching the east coast at Bamburgh some 12 miles north of Alnwick.
* Winter – Much of the English town of Alnwick in Northumbria is burnt by a Scottish raiding party.
** William of Alnwick, Franciscan theologian ( d. 1333 )
* William I of Scotland is captured by Ranulf de Glanvill at the Battle of Alnwick, and Henry II of England occupies part of Scotland.
This dispute led to war and within the year Malcolm had invaded England and been killed along with his designated heir Edward, eldest of his sons by Margaret, in the Battle of Alnwick.
But in 1174, King William " the Lion " ( ruled 1165 – 1214 ) was captured by the English at the Battle of Alnwick.
File: Brizlee Tower-Alnwick-Northumberland-UK-2006-03-04. jpg | Brizlee Tower, Alnwick
File: The Lion Bridge-geograph. org. uk-919287. jpg | The Lion Bridge, Alnwick
The history of Alnwick is the history of the castle and its lords, from the days of Gilbert Tyson, variously known as Tison, Tisson, and De Tesson, one of the Conqueror's standardbearers, upon whom this northern estate was bestowed, until the present time.
A cross near Broomhouse Hill across the river from the castle marks the spot where Malcolm III of Scotland was killed in 1093, during the first Battle of Alnwick.
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