Castles of England
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In 1051, a monk of Canterbury Cathedral made a bizarre observation in what would eventually form part of the AngloSaxon Chronicle. In his chronicling of the year’s events, he described the establishment of a new fortification in Herefordshire by French members of the king’s party. More sophisticated than the typical Saxon burh, the word provided was alien to his vocabulary. In Latin, its builders had christened it: castellum. Little did anyone at the time know, this unique building would m...


