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Queen Victoria on ' Fyvie ' with John Brown at Balmoral, by George Washington Wilson, 1863 ; medium: carte de visite, size: 9. 20 x 6. 10 cm ; from the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland

fr: Plage de Balmoral

In 1175, Abergavenny Castle was the scene of a reputed massacre of local Welsh chieftains by the pious and ruthless William de Braose.

Other well-known areas are: Chironico ( Switzerland ), Stanage ( UK ), Hueco Tanks ( Texas ), Val Masino and Val di Mello ( Italy ), Castle Hill ( New Zealand ), Bishop ( California ), Joe's Valley ( Utah ), Yosemite ( California ), Rocktown ( Georgia ), Rocklands ( South Africa ), Cocalzinho de Goiás ( Brazil ), Kjugekull ( Sweden ), Hampi ( India ) Horse Pens 40 ( Alabama ) and Horseshoe Canyon Ranch ( Arkansas ) amongst others.

* http :// www. chateaudevayres. com / home. html In French and English, with views of the Castle by Louis de Foix, the 16th century French Engineer who deviated the River Adour near Bayonne.

According to tradition, the Colonna are a branch of the Counts of Tusculum — by Peter ( 1099 – 1151 ) son of Gregory III, called Peter " de Columna " from his property, the Columna Castle, in Colonna, Alban Hills.

The same was the case for Henry de Hastings, who was the commander of Kenilworth Castle.

He was born on 12 April 1550 at the de Vere ancestral home, Castle Hedingham, the only son of John de Vere, 16th Earl of Oxford and his second wife, Margery Golding.

Castle Hedingham, the de Vere family seat since the Norman Conquest.

They then besiege the Castle of Torquilstone with Robin's own men, including the friar and assorted Saxon yeomen whom they had manage to raise due to the hatred of Front-de-Boeuf and his neighbour, Philip de Malvoisin.

Castles mentioned within the story include Ashby de la Zouch Castle ( now a ruin in the care of English Heritage ), York ( though the mention of Clifford's Tower, likewise a still standing English Heritage property, is anachronistic, it not having been called that until later after various rebuilds ) and ' Coningsburgh ', which is based upon Conisbrough Castle, in the ancient town of Conisbrough near Doncaster ( the castle also being a popular English Heritage site ).

Kenilworth Castle was founded in the early 1120s by Geoffrey de Clinton, Lord Chamberlain to Henry I.

Clinton was a local rival to Roger de Beaumont, the Earl of Warwick and owner of the neighbouring Warwick Castle, and the king made Clinton the sheriff in Warwickshire to act as a counterbalance to Beaumont's power.

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These notebooks — originally loose papers of different types and sizes, distributed by friends after his death — have found their way into major collections such as the Royal Library at Windsor Castle, the Louvre, the Biblioteca Nacional de España, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan which holds the twelve-volume Codex Atlanticus, and British Library in London which has put a selection from its notebook BL Arundel MS 263 online.

The Meuse and the Rochers de Freÿr, in front of the Castle of Freÿr south of Dinant

* Janet, who married Sir John de Croft of Croft Castle, in Herefordshire.

He was born in 1310 in the Castle of Grizac in the French region of Languedoc ( today part of the commune of Le Pont-de-Montvert, department of Lozère ), the son of William de Grimoard, Lord of Bellegarde, and of Amphélise de Montferrand.

In his final years, the castle became Richard's favourite residence, and writs and charters were written at Château Gaillard bearing " apud Bellum Castrum de Rupe " ( at the Fair Castle of the Rock ).

She was defeated and killed by an army commanded by Maurice de Londres of Oystermouth Castle.

In the spring of 1314, Edward Bruce laid siege to Stirling Castle, whose governor, Philip de Mowbray, agreed to capitulate if not relieved before 24 June 1314.

The peak of this confrontation was reached in the 14th century, when the new prelate, the Frenchman Bérenger de Landore, treacherously executed the counsellors of the city in his castle of A Rocha Forte (' The Strong Rock / Castle '), after attracting them for talks.

Ralph was bottled up in Norwich Castle by the combined efforts of Odo of Bayeux, Geoffrey de Montbray, Richard fitzGilbert, and William de Warenne.

Balmoral Castle is a large estate house in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

It was demolished, and the current Balmoral Castle was completed in 1856.

Balmoral Castle.

Balmoral Castle, painted by Queen Victoria in 1854 during its construction

Balmoral Castle is built from granite quarried at Invergelder on the estate, and comprises two main blocks, each arranged around a courtyard.

Balmoral Castle was the birthplace of Victoria Eugenie of Spain, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria.

Edward VII relaxing at Balmoral Castle, photographed by his wife, Alexandra

North-west corner of Balmoral Castle

Craigowan Lodge is used regularly by the Queen's friends and family, and has also been used by the Queen while Balmoral Castle is being prepared.

The 1997 film Mrs. Brown was also based on events at Balmoral, although in both films substitute locations were used: Blairquhan Castle in The Queen ; and Duns Castle in Mrs Brown.

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* Balmoral Castle, a residence of Queen Elizabeth II in Aberdeenshire, Scotland

The fashion for all things Scottish was maintained by Queen Victoria, who helped secure the identity of Scotland as a tourist resort, with Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire becoming a major royal residence from 1852.

Harry and William were staying with their father at Balmoral Castle at the time, and the Prince of Wales waited until early the following morning to tell his sons about their mother's death.

He was invited to Balmoral Castle, where King Edward VII created him a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order ( CVO ).

At the outbreak of World War II, Margaret and her sister were at Birkhall, on the Balmoral Castle estate, where they stayed until Christmas 1939 enduring nights so cold that drinking water in carafes by their bedside froze.

* Lochnagar, a mountain near the Royal Castle of Balmoral in the area of Glen Muick

Since 1993, HM The Queen's personal estate ( e. g. shareholdings, personal jewellery, Sandringham House and Balmoral Castle ) will be subject to Inheritance Tax, though bequests from Sovereign to Sovereign are exempt.

Edward VII relaxing at Balmoral Castle, photographed by his wife, Alexandra