Thornbury Castle
A history of the Manor and Castle
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

  
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Once a manor house
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How it might have looked
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An owner's timeline
A plan of the castle
A modern hotel
Sir Algar a local hero
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William of NORMANDY
1056-1100
 
Title: William II King of England.
AKA: William Rufus or William the Red.
 
The manor: The manor of Thornbury given to him by his mother Matilda along with many other manors. He held it between 1083-90.
His demise: William died hunting, shot by an arrow. There are strong but unproven suspicions of murder.
Father William I of Normandy.
Mother Matilda of Flanders.
Further information: Read more about William on the Internet.
 
 
Not married
 
 
 

Ruling monarch

 
William II
A timeline of the holders of the manor and castle from Saxon times to the modern day.
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980
1051
1062
1070
1083
1090
1107
1157
1183
1213
1213
1225
1230
1262
1295
1342
1349
1386
1403
1460
Hotel groups
1470
1483
1521
1547
1553
1554
1554
1563
1566
1603
1625
1637
1637
1693
1719
1727
1732
1750
1777
1824
1875
1916
1966
1988
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