Incredible.

Who’s buried there?

Was quite the castle at one point. Beautiful.

Does the well still work. Amazing area.

As a direct descendant of Roger Bigod, thank you for this video. So interesting to see his home.

Thanks you for that. Henry the VII's "right by conquest" wasn't a conquest, he sent assassins in the middle of the night so he could steal the crown. I'm the true king, lol.

Hi, How long did it take to walk around the castle? We’re thinking of stopping on the way to somewhere else. Thanks.

As a rough rule of thumb, castles that had been held for King Charles I were slighted by the victorious Parliamentarians at the close of the Civil War. Corfe was famously held by the lady of the castle against besieging Cromwellian forces until a servant betrayed her by opening a gate. Corfe is one of hundreds of 'royalist' castles and fortified country houses that were either demolished or slighted by Parliament. Castles in Parliamentary hands, for example Dover and Warwick, were left un-slighted although Parliament did discuss demolishing Windsor Castle

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A really good film. There are people out there making longer and wordier videos on similar subjects that don't say half as much. You deserve a lot more views.

Some excellent photography accompanied by clear and concise information.Well done.

A well presented and informative documentary.

Beautiful place, plz continuously done my side .. I hope u do the same Thanks for ur Support Stay in touch Let's grow together Allah blessedly You #decorideas

Some lovely pictures of Dominic Cummings's Opticians. Must keep this in mind next time I need my eyes testing!

I only came here to make sure I could see properly.

My 19th Great Grandfather...my heart is bursting

Thank you so much! Awesome to see the church of my Grandparents.

The Castle has been restored more to what it would have been like, it now has a floor on the first level and has a roof, what we see of the Castle today is just a tiny part of what it would have looked like, the last private own sold much of the fortifications which can be found in many houses in and around Tonbridge, it was eventually sold to the council. and the building to the left is part of the council offices, the building to the right was an addition added by the last owner as a banquet hall. The Castle. Tonbridge's first castle was a simple fort of earth and timber, thrown up - like hundreds of others - by Norman invaders for self-protection soon after they arrived in 1066. It stood on land overlooking the Medway crossing which William the Conqueror had given to his kinsman Richard Fitzgilbert. In 1088, the de Clare family (descendants of Fitz Gilbert), rebelled against King William II. His army besieged the castle. After holding for two days the castle fell and as punishment the king had both the castle and the town of Tonbridge burnt to the ground. Before 1100, the de Clares replaced the wooden castle with a stone shell keep. This was reinforced during the thirteenth century, and in 1295 a stone wall was built around the town. The twin-towered gatehouse was built by Richard de Clare, third Earl of Hertford, or his son Gilbert. Construction of the gatehouse took 30 years, being completed in 1260. The gatehouse shares many similarities with the ones at Caerphilly Castle, built by Gilbert in 1268-1271. The great seal of England was temporarily kept here during one of Edward I's visits to France. I know this castle very well, it was not only mine. but every kid in the towns climbing frame in the 60`s and probably the 50`s

Thanks mom

What an evil king

I LOVE ENGLISH HERITAGE, the organisation

Nice Video, good work on that research.

My ancestor is William Clare of Jamaica but his origins are in the UK. The Normans are mix with Vikings and Franks? de Clare family would have some link to Rollo. Normandy and Norway play big part in root of these people. The Normans loved falconry I keep that tradition. Good video.

Very good video. One of my favorite subjects.

While doing some research for something else I discovered that our ancestors William de Braose and his mother Maud de St. Valery were arrested and walled up in the dungeon at Corfe Castle and allowed to starve to death. Maud's husband, William II de Braose, had been responsible to the care taking of Arthur of Brittany, brother to the Fair Maid Eleanor. William II was in charge of the castle from which Arthur disappeared and was subsequently murdered. It was suspected that William II may have done the deed himself. He was in trouble with the king, John, for other reasons as well so he fled to Ireland. When John sent men to search Ireland William II went back to Wales then fled to France in 1210. Maud, his wife, had been very vocal in her beliefs that King John himself was responsible for Arthur's death. She and her son William were arrested along with some of William's children. The children were released a few years later.

Thanks so much for making these videos. They are very well done. I have been learning my ancestry and these first two videos you did are of castles that my great-greats (going back 800 years great :=) grandparents. There were several, beginning with Aoife of Leinster who was the daughter of the King and Queen of Leinster in Ireland and she married Strongbow a De Clare who helped get her father's kingdom back. They had a daughter named Isabel De Clare who married "The Greatest Knight" Richard Marshal. There is a video about him here on youtube. She was a ward of the King of England and he thought William would make her a great husband. By marrying her he became one of the wealthiest men in England and they had tons of castles and lordships. Without him the Magna Carta would just be another paper known only to historians. The both of them built the castle of Kilkenny in Ireland among others. Chepstow was already built when they were married. Since I cannot go see these places at the moment, these videos mean the world to me. Thank you!!!