Rougemont Castle, also known as Exeter Castle, is the historic castle of the city of Exeter, Devon, England. It was built into the northern corner of the Roman city walls starting in or shortly after
The early Norman gatehouse of Rougemont Castle, showing the red stone that gave it its name, with the later court buildings behind
A 19th-century engraving of Rougemont Castle from Charles Knight's Old England: A Pictorial Museum, 1845
A charcoal drawing of the traditional site of Athelstan’s Palace, 1914 by James Sparks
The Old Law Courts, erected in 1773
Stephen, often referred to as Stephen of Blois, was King of England from 22 December 1135 to his death in 1154. He was Count of Boulogne jure uxoris from 1125 until 1147 and Duke of Normandy from 1135
Rougemont Castle
…starting in or shortly after the year 1068, following Exeter's rebellion against William the Conqueror. In 1136 it was besieged for three months by King Stephen. An outer bailey, of which little now remains, was added later in the 12th century. The castle is mentioned in Shakespeare's play Richard III in a…
Stephen in a 12th-century manuscript depicting the Battle of Lincoln
A 14th-century depiction of Stephen's family tree, with his mother Adela at the top, and, left to right, William, Theobald and Stephen
An early 14th-century depiction of the White Ship sinking in 1120
A 13th-century depiction of the coronation of Stephen, by Matthew Paris