Thornbury Castle
A history of the Manor and Castle
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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Information:
Meet the Castle Builder.
Who was executed?
A holders family tree
A history of the castle
Once a manor house
Other castles
How it might have looked
Paintings of the castle
An owner's timeline
A plan of the castle
A modern hotel
Sir Algar a local hero
Victorian photos
Snow scenes
My photos
The families:
Audley
de Clare
de Montfort
FitzHamon
FitzRobert
Howard
Normans
Saxons
Stafford
Tudors
Centuries:
10th century
11th century
12th century
13th century
14th century
15th century
16th century
17th century
18th century
19th century
20th century
 
Not in the succession of holder

 
(2) Henry of NORMANDY
1133-1189
 
Titles: Henry II; King of England; Count of Anjou; Couint of Maine; Duke of Normandy; Duke of Aquitaine; Count of Nantes; Lord of Ireland;
AKA: Henry Curtmantle, FitzEmpress or Plantagenet.
His conquests: By 1172, he controlled England, large parts of Wales, the eastern half of Ireland and the western half of France, the Angevin Empire.
Murder: Thomas Becket the Archbishop of Canterbury was murdered in 1170 by 4 of Henry's knights!
Father Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou.
Mother Matilda of England.
Son JohnI.
Further information: Read more about Henry on the Internet.
 
 

Eleanor of AQUITAINE

1122-1204
Title: Duchess of Aquitaine.
Family: 5 sons 3 daughters.
Father William X, Duke of Aquitaine.
Mother Aenor de Chatellerault.
Further information: Read more about Eleanor on the Internet.
Eleanor also married:
 
(1) Louis VII of FRANCE
1120-1180
Title: King of France.  
Family: 2 daughters.
Marriage: He married 3 times.
Father Louis VI of France  
Mother Adélaide of Maurienne  
 


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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