Goodrich castle

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We have unique insights into the large and complex household of Countess Joan de Valence, who owned the castle in the late 13th century, thanks to the unusual survival of some of her account manuscripts. Find out about some of the household members and how they lived at Goodrich Castle.

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12th-13th c. Goodrich Castle Herefordshire, West Midlands, England.Goodrich Castle was probably built by Godric of Mappestone after the Norman invasion of England, initially as an earth&wooden fortification.In the middle of the 12th c.the original castle was replaced with a stone keep,&was then expanded significantly during the late 13th c.

A history of Goodrich Castle, one of the best-preserved medieval castles in England, which led a largely peaceful existence until it was besieged and captured by Parliamentarians during the Civil War of the 17th century.

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Goodrich Castle, Herefordshire England UK