Framlingham Castle is a castle in the market town of Framlingham, Suffolk, England. An early motte and bailey or ringwork Norman castle was built on the Framlingham site by 1148, but this was destroye
The Inner Court and Lower Court from the northwest
The Inner Court, showing the open backed mural towers
The mere, one of two lakes thought to have been created in the late medieval period
The 12th-century walls of the Inner Court
The Howard family is an English noble family founded by John Howard, who was created Duke of Norfolk by King Richard III of England in 1483. However, John was also the eldest grandson of the 1st Duke
Framlingham Castle
…by extensive parkland used for hunting. During the 15th and 16th centuries Framlingham was at the heart of the estates of the powerful Mowbray and Howard families. Two artificial meres were built around the castle, which was expanded in fashionable brick. With a large, wealthy household to maintain, the…
Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII
Catherine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, a Roman Catholic executed for treason in June 1572 after it was discovered that he had been plotting against the Queen Elizabeth I to overthrow her, facilitate the accession to the English throne of Mary I Stewart, Queen of Scots, and after marrying her and becoming King Consort, re-establish with Mary the Catholic rule in England.