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
 
An index of people
Holder of the manor
Other key people
1222
Richard de CLARE Husband of Maud de LACEY & Margaret de BURGH
1243
Sir Gilbert de CLARE 1st husband of Joan of ACRE
1293
Margaret de CLARE Wife of Piers GAVESTON & Hugh AUDLEY
1200
Isobel MARSHALL Wife of Gilbert de CLARE & Richard PLANTEGENET
1209
Richard PLANTAGENET Husband of Isobel MARSHALL, Sancha BARCELONA & Joan de FITZROY  
1215
Henry PLANTAGENET Husband of Eleanor of PROVENCE
c.1215
John HOWARD Lucia GERMUND
1219
Lucia GERMUND Wife of John HOWARD
c.1220
Robert de STAFFORD Husband of Alice CORBET
1222
Margaret de BURGH 1st wife of Richard de CLARE
1223
Maud de LACEY 2nd wife of Richard de CLARE
c.1225
Alice CORBET Wife of Robert de STAFFORD
1225
Sancha BARCELONA   2nd wife of Richard PLANTAGENET
c.1225
Joan de FITZROY   4th wife of Richard PLANTAGENET
1236
Eleanor of PROVENCE Wife of Henry PLANTAGENET
1236
Alice de LUSIGNAN 1st wife of Sir Gilbert de CLARE
1239
Edward PLANTAGENET Husband of Eleanor of CASTILLE
1241
Eleanor of CASTILLE 1st wife of Edward PLANTAGENET
c.1242
Sir William HOWARD Alice FITTON
bef.1246
Alice FITTON 3rd wife of Sir William HOWARD
c.1246
Sir Nicholas de STAFFORD Husband of Alinore LANGLEY  
c.1250
Alinore LANGLEY   1st wife of Sir Nicholas de STAFFORD
c.1250
Eleanor de CLINTON 2nd wife of Sir Nicholas de STAFFORD
1252
Sir Richard PLANTAGENET Husband of Joan FITZALAN
c.1252
Joan FITZALAN Wife of Sir Richard PLANTAGENET
c.1253 Beatrix FALKENBURG  3rd wife of Richard PLANTAGENET
c.1255
Alice de UFFORD 1st wife of Sir William HOWARD
1255
Gilla de TERRINGTON 2nd wife of Sir William HOWARD
c.1270
Sir Ralph de MONTHERMER 2nd husband of Joan of ACRE
1272
Joan of ACRE 2nd wife Sir Gilbert de CLARE
1272
Edmund de STAFFORD Wife of Margaret BASSETT
c.1272
Margaret BASSETT Husband of Edmund de STAFFORD
aft.1276
Sir John HOWARD Joan PLANTAGENET
1279
Margeret of FRANCE 2nd wife of Edward PLANTAGENET
c.1284
Piers GAVESTON 1st husband of Margaret de CLARE
c.1285
Joan PLANTAGENET Sir John HOWARD
1289
Hugh AUDLEY 2nd husband Margaret de CLARE
aft.1296
Sir John HOWARD Husband of Alice BOYS  
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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