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York was a Viking capital in the 10th century, and continued as an important northern city in the 11th century. [6] In 1068, on William the Conqueror's first northern expedition after the Norman Conquest, [7] he built a number of castles across the north-east of England, including one at York. [7]
Windsor Castle, part of the Occupied Royal Palaces Estate, is owned by Charles III in right of the Crown, [239] and day-to-day management is by the Royal Household. [240] In terms of population, Windsor Castle is the largest inhabited castle in the world and the longest-occupied palace in Europe, but it also remains a functioning royal home. [241]
Jorvik was the direct predecessor to the shire of York and received further Danish royal aids after the invasion and takeover of Jorvik by England, from the Munsö descendants, Sweyn II of Denmark right down to Canute IV of Denmark's martyrdom. Saint Olave's Church in York is a testament to the Norwegian influence in the area.
Here's everything you need to know about Windsor Castle, the home of 39 monarchs. ... During the English Civil War (1642 - 1651), Charles I was held at Windsor under arrest before he was executed ...
At the beginning of December 1642, Newcastle crossed the River Tees, defeated Sir John Hotham, the Parliamentary commander in the North Riding. He then joined hands with the hard-pressed Royalists at York, establishing himself between that city and Pontefract.
The Ingilby Baronetcy, of Ripley Castle in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 8 June 1781 for John Ingilby. [1] He was the illegitimate son of the fourth Baronet of the 1642 creation and had succeeded to the Ingilby estates on the death of his father. Ingilby later represented East Retford in the House of Commons.
In manuscript and printed sources dated before 1650 his name consistently appears as 'Andrew' or 'Andrewe'. In 1676 Sir William Dugdale (1605–1686) gave an account of him in The Baronage of England, [3] partly based on information from 'Thomas, late Lord Windsor deceased' (6th Lord Windsor, died 1642), [4] in which he is called 'Andrews' Windsor, Andrews having been the maiden name of Sir ...
The York Castle Museum is a museum located in York, North Yorkshire, England, on the site of York Castle, which was originally built by William the Conqueror in 1068. The museum itself was founded by John L. Kirk in 1938, and is housed in prison buildings which were built on the site of the castle in the 18th century, the debtors' prison (built in 1701–05 using stone from the ruins of the ...