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.
Alnwick Castle
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Alnwick Castle is a castle and country house in Alnwick in the English county of Northumberland. It is the seat of the 12th Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman Conquest and renovated an
Warkworth Castle
…John de Clavering died in 1332 and his widow in 1345, at which point the family's estates became the property of the Percys. While the Percys owned Alnwick Castle, which was considered more prestigious, Warkworth was the family's preferred home. Under the Percys a park was created nearby for hunting, and within…
Alnwick Castle
Isometric view of Alnwick Castle, 1866
Alnwick Castle, chromolithograph by Alexander Francis Lydon, 1870
Alnwick Castle, the altar in the castle Chapel