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Bodiam Castle (/ ˈ b oʊ d i ə m /) is a 14th-century moated castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, England. It was built in 1385 by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge, a former knight of Edward III, with the permission of Richard II, ostensibly to defend the area against French invasion during the Hundred Years' War.
Sir Edward Dalyngrigge, also Dallingridge or Dalyngridge (c. 1346 – 1393/94), [1] was a 14th-century knight and Member of Parliament who built Bodiam Castle in Sussex, England. By 1367, he had been knighted.
Bodiam Castle, built in the 14th century, has three coats of arms set into the wall of its gatehouse. The central one is that of Edward Dalyngrigge, the builder of Bodiam Castle. His shield is flanked by that of Wardedieu on the left, for his wife Elizabeth, and de Radynden on the right, for his mother Alice (one of the three daughters of John ...
Bodiam Castle is a moated castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, England. It was built in 1385 by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge, ostensibly to defend the area against French invasion during the Hundred Years' War. Of quadrangular plan, Bodiam Castle has no keep, having its
Below are lists of castles in Europe, organized by country: Sovereign states. Windsor Castle, England, United Kingdom Tavastia Castle, Hämeenlinna, ...
The ruined Benedictine abbey was built on the site of the Battle of Hastings. [4] Bodiam Castle: 14th century Ruined quadrangular castle with the original moat, towers and portcullis. [5] Greyfriars, Winchelsea
Bodiam Castle, a 14th-century castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, England Caerlaverock Castle , a 13th-century castle in southern Scotland The Forbidden City , Beijing : North-western angle
Some true castles were built in the Americas by the Spanish and French colonies. The first stage of Spanish fort construction has been termed the "castle period", which lasted from 1492 until the end of the 16th century. [123] Starting with Fortaleza Ozama, "these castles were essentially European medieval castles transposed to America". [124]