A Brief History Of Grosmont Castle - Monmouthshire, Wales

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@BriefHistoryOfficial 11 ай бұрын

Hello Again. I have another castle video for you today. I want to point out that much of the history of Grosmont Castle is similar to that of White Castle, so you will see some similarities in the History & Ownership section of the video to that of my White Castle Video (but there are differences to be fair). I have Edward VII in production now, so I am hoping to have that out here in the coming weeks, barring any unforeseen circumstances. I would like to get back to posting every two weeks (if possible), like I did early on in the channel’s history (and I have been liking Wednesdays) , but obviously, as I have grown and learned as a creator, the amount of busy work has increased, so it remains to be seen whether that will be feasible or not. As always, thank you for your interest in the video/channel, and if I catch any errors or if any are brought to my attention, I will add them to the errors and corrections section of the video description. Cheers.

@danielsantiagourtado3430 11 ай бұрын

You're amazing! Can't wait For bertie😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉

@imnotsuspiciousyouresuspic3095 11 ай бұрын

Thank you, BH. Your uploads just absolutely make a dreary day brighter. You are so very much appreciated.

@justanotherjezebeI 11 ай бұрын

Loving this series. ❤

@VeroniqueAiyacs 10 күн бұрын

You have produced a fine sequence of videos on our great castle. I know the Three Castles well. Thank you. Veronique

@zorahswan 11 ай бұрын

This channel is my bew obsession i cant fall asleep without it

@danielsantiagourtado3430 11 ай бұрын

You always make My day with your content 😊😊😊❤❤❤❤

@candiceyoung8244 11 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

@Piperdogloveshats 11 ай бұрын

I’m really enjoying this new series. I hope you’ll do more

@WelshAmericanChannel 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. We Welsh Americans are watching too! Al\ways like to know what happens in Wales.

@English_Dawn 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for your update. I hope your doing Abbeys + Monasteries after. Part One. There must have been thousands of castles completely, from the Hollywood-style view of castles with wassailing, jousting and minstrels galleries to the romantic ruins covered in ivy. The Normans were inveterate castle-builders and was more like a sport to them. They would throw them up and pull them down after short periods, maybe finding a better spot? They would use what was available. They would re-purpose Iron-Age or Roman forts. Roman forts modified by the Normans at places like Pevensey and Portchester. The Cinque, Ports were a case in point. During the Anrachy many castles were built and dismantled rapidly in the Thames Valley. Some Saxon castles already existed like Conisbrough, others like Lincoln saw a couple of battles outside, one in the Anarchy the other involving William Marshall. Nottingham saw the the putsch by Edward III of his mother Isabella and Roger Mortimer using a secret tunnel. The oldest inn in England, the "Olde Trip To Jerusalem" is at the castle rock. Nottingham was also the site of Richard III's muster before Bosworth Field. Sadly much of the castle was destroyed in the riots against the Duke of Wellington in the 1800's. Scarborough Castle saw the arrest of Piers Gaveston. Sandal Castle featured in the Roses' battle of Wakefield. Bristol Castle in the arrest of Hugh Despenser the Younger by Isabella and Roger Mortimer. Berkeley Castle saw the murder of Edward II. Topography played a part. Edward I'd "Iron Ring" were usually reachable by sea. Edinburgh Castle on a volcanic plug, Stirling Castle on an outcrop, Clitheroe too. A collection of castles, Bamburgh, Alnwick, Raby, Warkworth in the north east and Newcastle itself testament to military nerds of the Northern Marches, Bolton and Sherrif Hutton too and the impregnable Durham. Windsor and Arundel are famous arising from motte castles. The keep of the White Tower of London was shipped in from limestone quarries in Caen as there was no suitable London stone. Romantic ruins like Berksmstead and Peveril, early Norman. York had two motte and Bailey types. One is a mound the other still has a keep. Many mounds only exist. Things would grow orgsnically. The Romans built a road from Chester to York. There would be fortlets, "marching camps" along the route. One of the fortlets was the foundation of Manchester. A vicus (town) would grow up around it. The fort was replaced by a second fort, on or close to the sane site, this was replaced by a third fort. Perhaps a bath-house, cavalry barrack, bakery etc. I think Chester has the second or third largest amphitheatre in Europe. After the Romans left there was a hiatus. The Saxons weren't great builders. They weren't any happier than living in their grub-huts of wood and straw in fields and forests getting drunk! All change when the Normans rock up. Castles, Cathedrals and Abbeys everywhere. The local baron the De Gresley family saw the Roman fort where two rivers met was not as good as a mile a way where another river met but was on higher ground a mile away on the Roman road. He pivoted and built his castle there. His liegelord bring the Earl of Chester. The Earl of Chester's liege lord being William the Conqueror. Previously the Saxons divided their property/land between the offspring. The Normans changed all that, they brought in Primogeniture. It all went to the eldest son. Second might go into the Church. You can see what is likely to happen? End of Part One.

@Chris_Quintrell 11 ай бұрын

Just a Quick Question but when you’ve finished British Monarchs are you gonna do other monarchies

@edwardjones9098 10 ай бұрын

Love your videos. Could I suggest castle cornet in Guernsey Channel Islands?

@English_Dawn 9 ай бұрын

Yesterday 6th March, marked the anniversary of the Dukedom of Lancaster when Henry Grosmont Earl of Lancaster was elevated to Duke by Edward III.

@danielsantiagourtado3430 11 ай бұрын

Please do Habsburgs after You're dond with british🎉🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊❤❤❤

@English_Dawn 11 ай бұрын

Part Three (of three). The Lancastrian Heritage. Since the Earldom, later Dukedom, was founded for Henry III's second son Edmund Crouchback it has become perhaps the principal Dukedom. Since 1399 the monarch has always been the Duke of Lancaster. even females like Elizabeth I & Victoria.. They are, to this day, represented in government by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in Cabinet. Many castles would have come under the Lancastrian purlieu, as mentioned in the film. Tutbury sadly was where Blanche of Lancaster passed-away, of the plague. John of Gaunt instructed he was to he buried with her in the old St. Paul's Cathedral - London. Tutbury and Kenilworth were favourites of Margaret of Anjou. Mary Queen of Scots was held prisoner at Tutbury. Now a romantic ruin. Lancaster Castle itself is definitely not a ruin and is inhabited and intact, built on the site of the Roman fort. It's principal entrance is John of Gaunt's Gateway. Opposite is Lancaster Priory [Benedictine] a remarkable survivor from the Dissolution of the Monasteries. It was granted to Lancaster before the Dissolution. * "Eleanor Crosses". Queen Eleanor (of Castile) the beloved wife of Edward I who, legend has it, saved the life of her husband after he had been stabbed with a poisoned-dagger by sucking out the poison! Sadly when they were progressing she passed-away when they were in the East Midlands. The cortege moved to London. A heart-broken Edward ordered a memorial elaborate cross be erected on every site her body had lain upon the journey. These still exist. One is in Lincoln Castle. One is in Stamford, Charing Cross is another. Henry V was born in Monmouth Castle near Grosmont. His mother Mary de Bohun pron. "de Ba-hoon" was from a staunch Lancastrian family. The first wife of Henry Bolingbroke(Bolingbroke Castle) later Henry IV, she was buried in the Collegiate Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady of the Newarke, near Leicester Castle, founded by Henry of Grosmont. *Architectural terms "Garderobe" outside toilet. "Oublier" pron. "Oob-lee- ay". Room under the ground for prisoners who would be lowered in. 😥 NB. The Norman term "Fitz" meant illegitimate, born-out-of-wedlock person. Son of x etc. "FitzGerald,", "FitzMaurice", "FitzOsbern". Much obliged for your interest. 😃👍👏👏👏