Montfichet's Tower (also known as Montfichet's Castle and/or spelt Mountfitchet's or Mountfiquit's) was a Norman fortress on Ludgate Hill in London, between...
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(Saintbury) Winchcombe Castle Castles of which no traces remain include: Baynard's Castle Montfichet's Castle Greenwich Castle The table does not include...
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Roman walls; a second Norman fort, Montfichet's Tower, stood 70 metres (230 ft) to the north. The site of Baynard's Castle was adjacent to the church of St...
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Tower of London (category Castles in London)
establish control over the settlement. The other two castles in London – Baynard's Castle and Montfichet's Castle – were established at the same time. The fortification...
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the construction of the first stone castle in England. The smaller forts of Baynard's Castle and Montfichet's Castle were also established along the waterfront...
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river Thames, Baynard's Castle, to the southwest of the Tower, next to the River Fleet. A third fortification, Montfichet's Castle, was built to the north...
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construction of the Norman castle began in 1066. Lord Mountfitchet is also considered the 11th century builder of Montfichet's Tower in London. St Mary...
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Montfitchet family (redirect from De Montfichet)
the family. So are Montfichet's Tower in London, and the Essex town of Stansted Mountfitchet, with its partially reconstructed Castle Mountfitchet. The...
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Ongar Bures Rayleigh Stebbing Stansted Mountfitchet London Baynard's Montfichet's Manor Farm, Ruislip Radcliffe Bury Buckton Manchester Rochdale Stockport...
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century, but the castle itself was built around 1180 by Hugh de Plais. Hugh acquired the estate following his marriage to Philippa Montfichet, where he then...
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White Tower (Tower of London) (category Castles in London)
Holy Trinity. There were three Norman castles in London: the Tower of London, Baynard's Castle, and Montfichet's Tower. According to Allen Brown and P...
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26 March 1242. By his wife Aveline de Montfichet (Modern English: Avelina), a sister of Richard de Montfichet's, William left a son, William de Forz,...
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destroyed the castle held by Constable William de Montfichet in 1312/13. St. Paul's Cathedral was later built on its site. "Dundee Castle". CANMORE. Royal...
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Clan Drummond (section Clan castles)
more land in 1345 when chief John Drummond married an heiress of the Montfichets and became John Drummond of Stobhall. John's sister Margaret Drummond...
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and wife Mary de Montifex or Montfichet (b. 1325), eldest daughter and co-heiress of Sir William de Montifex or Montfichet of Auchterarder, of Stobhall...
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where he was often kept in the Tower of London, Windsor Castle, and other English castles. He was generally well-treated and developed respect for English...
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Bolebec II, Lord of Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire, and his wife, Margaret de Montfichet. She married Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford, and was a benefactress...
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Montbegon, Lord of Hornby Castle, Lancashire William of Huntingfield, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk Richard de Montfichet William d'Aubigny, Lord of...
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maintained control of huge tracts of lands through judges, constables, castles, and sheriffs, the nobles of England were still powerful. This is a list...
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modern Tower added in the 13th century. London's two other castles, Baynard's Castle and Montfichet's Tower, may have also been begun under William I. There...
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and wife Mary de Montifex or Montfichet (b. 1325), eldest daughter and co-heiress of Sir William de Montifex or Montfichet of Auchterarder, of Stobhall...
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Castle, which no longer exists but gave its name to a city ward. Montfichet's Tower or Castle on Ludgate Hill, which was dismantled and sold off in the 13th...
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crosier stood for Stratford Langthorne Abbey, established by William de Montfichet in the 12th century; the burning torches stood for the Beckton gasworks;...
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four sisters, whose mother Margery de Bolebec was sister of Richard de Montfichet, of Avelina wife of William de Forz, 3rd Earl of Albemarle, and of Philippa...
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1240 John de Watton 1241 John de Watton 1242-44 Richard de Montfichet 1245 Richard de Montfichet 1246-49 William son of Reynald 1250 Richard de Whitland...
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the church and is a cul-de-sac also accessible by footpaths. Richard de Montfichet held the manor in 1260. Housham Hall is timber-framed but encased in brick...
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