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.
Alfred the Great
Edward the Elder
Altelstan
Aelfwaerd
Aylward
Aelfgar
Brictric
Mathilda
William I
William II
Robert FitzHamon
Mabel FitzHamon
William FitzRobert
Aumarie de Montfort
Amice FitzRobert
Isobel FitzRobert
Gilbert de Clare
Richard de Clare
Gilbert de Clare
Margaret de Clare
Margaret Audley
Hugh de Stafford
Edmund Stafford
Humphrey Stafford
Humphrey Stafford
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980
1051
1062
1070
1083
1090
1107
1157
1183
1213
1213
1225
1230
1262
1295
1342
1349
1386
1403
1460
Henry Stafford
Edward Stafford
Henry VII
Edward VI
Mary I
Henry Stafford
Ursula Pole
Henry Stafford
Edward Stafford
Edward Stafford
Henry Stafford
Mary Stafford
William Howard
Henry Stafford Howard
William Stafford Howard
Thomas Howard
Philip Howard
Edward Howard
Henry Molyneux-Howard
Henry Howard
Edward Howard
Algar Howard
Kenneth Bell
Maurice Taylor
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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