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
1501
Henry STAFFORD
Husband of Ursula POLE
1502
Ursula POLE
Wife of Henry STAFFORD
1516
Mary TUDOR
Wife of
Philip of SPAIN
1537
Edward
TUDOR
bef.1525
Sir Henry
STAFFORD
2nd husband of
Elizabeth DAVEY
1535
Edward
STAFFORD
Husband of
Mary STANLEY
1572
Edward
STAFFORD
Husband of Isobel FORSTER
Year of birth
Name
Notes
1501
Anne BOLEYN
2nd wife of Henry TUDOR
1508
Jane SEYMOUR
3rd wife of Henry TUDOR
1512
Catherine PARR
6th wife of Henry TUDOR
1515
Anne of CLEEVES
4th wife of Henry TUDOR
1516
Henry
HOWARD
1st husband of Frances de VERE
c.1516
Frances de VERE
Wife of Henry
HOWARD
and
Thomas STAYNINGS
c.1516
Thomas STAYNINGS
2nd husband of
Frances de VERE
1523
Catherine HOWARD
5th wife of Henry TUDOR
1527
Philip of SPAIN
Husband of Mary TUDOR
c.1533
Thomas STAFFORD
1536
Thomas
HOWARD
Margaret AUDLEY
and
Margaret AUDLEY
1536
Elizabeth LEYBURNE
3rd wife of Thomas HOWARD
1537
Edward
TUDOR
1538
Mary STANLEY
Wife of
Edward
STAFFORD
1540
Mary FITZALAN
1st wife of Thomas HOWARD
1540
Margaret AUDLEY
2nd wife of Thomas HOWARD
1557
Philip
HOWARD
Husband of
Anne DACRE
1557
Anne DACRE
Wife of Philip HOWARD
c.1572
Isobel FORSTER
Wife of Edward STAFFORD
1585
Thomas
HOWARD
Husband of
Alethea TALBOT
1585
Alethea TALBOT
Wife of 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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