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
 
Pevious holders
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Edward STAFFORD
1535/6-1603
Title: 3rd Baron Stafford.
The manor & castle: He inherited the manor & castle from his father and held it 1566-1603.
Posts held: MP for Stafford; Vice-Admiral of Gloucester.
Father Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford.
Mother Ursula Pole.
Further information: Read more about Edward on the Internet.
 
Mary STANLEY
1538-1609
Family: 1 son 2 daughters.
Father Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby.
Mother ?
Son Edward.
Daughters Ursula; Dorothy.
 

Ruling monarch

 
Elizabeth I
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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