Warkworth Castle
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Warkworth Castle is a ruined medieval castle in Warkworth in the English county of Northumberland. The village and castle occupy a loop of the River Coquet, less than a mile from England's north-east
The castle's enclosure and keep
Warkworth Castle's gatehouse (left) dates mostly from the 13th century.
The keep was built by Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland.
J. M. W. Turner painted Warkworth Castle in 1799. The ruins were attracting tourists as early as the mid 18th century.
Duke of Northumberland
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Duke of Northumberland is a title that has been created three times in English and British history, twice in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of Great Britain. The current holder of this
Warkworth Castle
…found its way into the hands of Hugh Smithson, who married the indirect Percy heiress. He adopted the surname "Percy" and founded the dynasty of the Dukes of Northumberland, through whom possession of the castle descended. In the late 19th century, the dukes refurbished Warkworth Castle and Anthony Salvin was commissioned…
A portrait of Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland
Northumberland House, shortly before it was demolished in 1874.
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John Vanderbank Algernon Seymour, Earl of Hertford, Later 7th Duke of Somerset 485111 National Trust