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
Paintings of the castle
An owner's timeline
A plan of the castle
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Sir Algar a local hero
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William FITZROBERT
1121-1183
AKA: Robert de Wintona.
Title: 2nd Earl of Gloucester; Governor of Wareham; Lord of the Manor of Glamorgan.
Ancestry: Illegitimate son of King Henry I; Great-grandson of William the Conqueror.
The manor: William inherited the manor from his parents and held it between 1157-83. After William's death his grandson Aumarie held the manor but he died without an heir. William's daughters then became co-heirs to the feudal barony of Gloucester.
Family: 1 son 3 daughters. 
Son Robert.
Daughters Mabel; Amice; Isabel.  
Father Robert of Gloucester.
Mother Mabel Fitzrobert.
Further information: Read more about William on the Internet.
 
 
Hawise BEAUMONT
c.1130-1197
Family: 1 son 3 daughters.
Father Robert de Beaumont.
Mother Amica de Gael.
Son Robert.
Daughters Mabel; Amice; Isabel.  
 

Ruling monarch

 

Henry 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
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1777
1824
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1966
1988
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