Carlisle Castle
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could not find any info on this castle ..this is just inside the entrance in front is another gate into another courtyard ... ..wonderful place .... some early history Carlisle Castle was first built during the reign of William II of England, the son of William the Conqueror who invaded England in 1066. At that time, Cumberland (the original name for north and west Cumbria) was still considered a part of Scotland. William II arrived and drove the Scots out of Cumberland to claim the area for England.[citation needed] He ordered the construction of a Norman style motte and bailey castle in Carlisle on the site of an old Roman fort, with construction beginning in 1093. The need for a castle in Carlisle was to keep the northern border of England secured against the threat of invasion from Scotland. In 1122, Henry I of England ordered a stone castle to be constructed on the site. Thus a keep and city walls were constructed. The act of driving out the Scots from Cumberland led to many attempts to retake the lands. The result of this was that Carlisle and its castle would change hands many times for the next 700 years. The first attempt began during the troubled reign of Stephen of England. The Scottish King, David captured the city,[citation needed] exploiting the domestic troubles of England. It was he who completed the walls and stone keep. However the English seized back the city and castle several years later. IMG_0138.JPG These pictures were sent with Picasa, from Google. Try it out here: http://picasa.google.com/" rel="nofollow">picasa.google.com/ -
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Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29078091@N00/8206085179/
Resource type: Image
Added by: Simon Cotterill
Last modified: 5 years, 7 months ago
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Picture Taken: 2012-11-21T15:49:56 -
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