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
1621
Henry STAFFORD
1620
Mary
STAFFORD
Wife of
Sir William HOWARD
1614
Sir William HOWARD
Husband of Mary STAFFORD
1648
Henry
STAFFORD-HOWARD
Husband of
Claude Charlotte de GRAMONT
c.1670
William
STAFFORD-HOWARD
Husband of
Anne HOLMAN
1683
Thomas HOWARD
1st husband of
Mary SHIREBURN
1686
Edward
HOWARD
Husband of
Mary BLOUNT
1687
Philip
HOWARD
Husband of
Mary BLOUNT and
Henrietta BLOUNT
Year of birth
Name
Notes
1601
Edward
STAFFORD
Husband of
Ann WILFORD
c.1603
Ann WILFORD
Wife of Edward STAFFORD
1608
Henry Frederick
HOWARD
Husband of
Elizabeth STEWART
c.1610
Elizabeth STEWART
Wife of Henry Frederick HOWARD
1610
Katherine TATTERSHALL
Wife of Bernard HOWARD
1628
Henry
HOWARD
Husband of
Anne SOMERSET and Jane BICKERTON
c.1628
Anne SOMERSET
1st wife of Henry HOWARD
1641
Bernard
HOWARD
Husband of
Katherine TATTERSHALL
1643
Jane BICKERTON
2nd wife of Henry HOWARD
c.1649
John
STAFFORD-HOWARD
Husband of
Mary SOUTHCOTE and Theresa STRICKLAND
c.1649
Mary SOUTHCOTE
1st wife of John STAFFORD-HOWARD
c.1649
Theresa STRICKLAND
2nd wife of John STAFFORD-HOWARD
1662
Lord Thomas
HOWARD
Husband of
Mary SAVILLE
c.1663
Mary SAVILLE
Wife of Lord Thomas HOWARD
c.1670
Anne HOLMAN
Wife of William STAFFORD-HOWARD
1674
Bernard HOWARD
Husband of
Anne ROPER
c.1680
Anne ROPER
Wife of
Bernard HOWARD
c.1687
Winefrede STONER
1st Wife of Philip HOWARD
1692
Mary SHIREBURN
Wife of
Thomas HOWARD
1692
Peregrine WIDDRINGTON
2nd husband of
Mary SHIREBURN
1694
Claude Charlotte de GRAMONT
Wife of Henry STAFFORD-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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