Framlingham Castle is a historically valuable castle in the trading city of Framlingham in Suffolk County, England . Like many other buildings in Suffolk, the main wall of the castle is lined with flint . The peculiarity of the castle is that it does not have a dungeon or a central fortress, which is uncharacteristic of the castles of that time. Instead, there is a well-fortified partition wall, protected by several towers that are surrounded by residential buildings.
| Castle | |
| Framlingham Castle | |
|---|---|
| English Framlingham | |
 Framlingham Castle Wall | |
| A country | England |
| County | Suffolk |
| Founder | Redwald |
| Material | |
| Site | |
History
The castle was supposedly founded by King Redwald , who ruled between 599 and 624 years . Then the castle belonged to Edmund - one of the Saxon monarchs of East Anglia.
For 50 years later, the castle belonged to the Danes, who subjugated the Saxons. William I The Conqueror and his son William the Red held the castle in their possession, but Henry I gave it to Roger Bigot , 2nd Earl of Norfolk . The castle became the residence of the Earls (and later - the Dukes ) of the Norfolk. After the suppression of the Bigot clan, the castle passed to Edward I. Edward II handed the castle over to his half-brother Thomas Plantagenet , Earl of Norfolk. Centuries later, the castle became one of Maria Tudor 's most famous residences.
Passed to Parliament in 1913, is currently managed by the organization " English Heritage ".
See also
- List of castles in England