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
Year of birth
Name
Notes
1402
Sir Humphrey STAFFORD
Husband of Anne NEVILLE
1425
Humphrey STAFFORD
1st husband of Margaret BEAUFORT
1455
Sir Henry STAFFORD
1st husband of
Katherine WYDVILLE
1477
Sir Edward
STAFFORD
1st husband of Eleanor PERCY
1491
Henry
TUDOR
Husband of Catherine of ARAGON,
Anne BOLEYN
,
Jane
SEYMOUR, Anne of CLEEVES, Catherine HOWARD and Catherine PARR
Year of birth
Name
Notes
1405
Anne NEVILLE
Wife of
Sir Humphrey STAFFORD
1424
Catherine de MOYENS
2nd wife of Sir John HOWARD
1425
Sir John HOWARD
Catherine de MOYENS
1427
Margaret BEAUFORT
Wife of
Humphrey STAFFORD and Sir Richard DAYRELL
c.1427
Sir Richard DAYRELL
2nd husband of Margaret BEAUFORT
1431
Jasper TUDOR
2nd husband of Katherine WYDVILLE
1431
Richard
WINGFIELD
3rd husband of Katherine WYDVILLE
1436
Margaret
CHEDWORTH
1st Wife of Sir John HOWARD
1443
Sir Thomas HOWARD
Husband of Elizabeth TILNEYand Agnes TILNEY
1445
Elizabeth TILNEY
1st wife of Sir Thomas HOWARD
1459
Katherine WYDVILLE
Wife of Sir Henry STAFFORD and
Jasper TUDOR
1473
Sir Thomas HOWARD
Husband of Elizabth STAFFORD
c.1474
Eleanor
PERCY
Wife of Sir Edward STAFFORD and John AUDLEY
c.1474
John AUDLEY
2nd husband of Eleanor PERCY
1475
Anne of YORK
1st wife of Sir Thomas HOWARD
1477
Agnes TILNEY
2nd wife of Sir Thomas HOWARD
1480
Robert BEVILLE
1st husband of Elizabeth DAVEY
c.1485
Robert BEVILL
3rd husband of
Elizabeth DAVEY
c.1485
Laurence FAIRCLOTH
4th husband of
Elizabeth DAVEY
1485
Catherine of ARAGON
1st wife of Henry TUDOR
1485
Elizabeth DAVEY
Wife of
Robert BEVILLE, Sir Henry STAFFORD
,
Robert BEVILL
and
Laurence FAIRCLOTH
1494
Elizabeth
STAFFORD
2nd wife of Sir Thomas HOWARD
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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