Warwick Castle

1. WarwickCastle A quick tour of the castle and grounds by Nathan Wichman Compiled 2006 for HS World History

2. 914-earthen rampart constructed 1068-William the conqueror builds motte and bailey fort 1260-stone replaces wood 1264-the castle is conquered 1350-Caesars tower an dungeons completed 1395-guy’s tower completed 1450-gatehouse and barbican completed 1540-further developments at castle 1642-castle withstands siege 1700-continuing development at castle 1763-state dining room completed 1786-conservatory built 1871-fire damages castle Timeline

3. some facts • built in 1068 by William the conqueror • positioned by the River Avon • became an important seat of power • the conservatory housed the Warwick vase

4. Executions at Warwick • 1312-Piers Gaveston • 1397-Thomas de Beauchamp • 1431-earl goes to France to supervise the trial of Joan of Ark • 1478-Clarence • 1499-Edward • 1628-Greville

5. Parts of the Castle

6. completed 1300-1400 has five stories and is about 39 meters tall has twelve sides the tower houses 4 stories of bedrooms and the top is a guardroom Guy’s Tower

7. Curtain Walls • the curtain walls helped in the defense of the castle by having a rampart so troops could move from one part to another very fast. they also proved very hard to break. the floor had murder holes through which the defenders could drop anything that comes to hand.

8. they were to be of equal height as Guy’s Tower were started to house a keep to defend the earl from inside attacks were never finished because Richard III died before they were completed a kitchen was made on ground level for the earl’s domestic needs Bear and Clearance Towers

9. formerly known as Watergate tower built in the late 14th century to guard from river attacks the tower’s decorations reflect the Jacobean style the ghost of Sir Fulke Greville Ghost Tower

10. The State Rooms • includes: • the Chapel • the State Dining Room • the Great Hall • the Red Drawing Room • the Cedar Drawing Room • the Green Drawing Room • the Blue Boudoir • the Queen Anne Bedroom

11. Pictures

12. The Royal Weekend Party • includes: • the Library • the Music Room • the Smoking Room • the Ladies’ Boudoir • Daisy’s Bedroom • the Carnation Bedroom • the Dowager’s Bedroom • the Earl’s Dressing room • the Kenilworth Bedroom • the Chinese Bedroom

13. Pictures

14. built in the14th century by orders of Thomas de Beauchamp is three stories tall plus a dungeon, and a guardhouse rises above the river 44.8 meters is built in the shape of a clover Caesar’s Tower

15. was added in 1669 to the southeast wall of the castle was first used as a library, brew-house, and wash-house divided into historical periods: 1000-1500, 17th century, 1700-1800 1000-1500: body armor and weapons 17th century: mainly during the English civil war 1700-1800: flintlock muskets and triangular socket bayonets Death or Glory (the Armory)

16. includes drawbridge portcullis arrows/bolts loops murder holes big heavy wooden doors portcullis murder holes big heavy doors The Gatehouse and Barbican

17. pictures

18. sources • http://www.warwick-castle.co.uk/warwick2004/tc_explore_castle.htm picture • www.ukstudentlife.com/.../England/Warwick.htm • http://www.astraltravels.co.uk/uk-london-tourist-information/Warwick-Castle-Warwarkshire-tours.htm • stevefazzio.com/my_favorite_pictures.html • www.wga.hu/html/c/canalett/7/canal712.html • http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/3b5e6/f7/ book • Tussaud group. Warwick Castle: A Thousand Years of History in Your Hands. Birmingham Wood Mitchell Ltd. 2000