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Adulterine castles were fortifications built in England during the 12th century without royal approval, particularly during the civil war of the Anarchy between 1139 and 1154.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 18 relations: Bampton Castle, Oxfordshire, Castle, Caxton, Cambridgeshire, Empress Matilda, Fen Edge, Fortification, Henry II of England, Licence to crenellate, Lidgate Castle, Motte-and-bailey castle, Rampton Castle, Robert of Torigni, Slighting, Stephen, King of England, Swavesey, The Anarchy, Upper Slaughter, Winchcombe Castle.

  2. 12th century in England
  3. 12th-century fortifications
  4. Castles in England
  5. The Anarchy

Bampton Castle, Oxfordshire

Bampton Castle was in the village of Bampton, Oxfordshire.

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Castle

A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders.

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Caxton, Cambridgeshire

Caxton is a small rural village and civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England.

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Empress Matilda

Empress Matilda (10 September 1167), also known as Empress Maud, was one of the claimants to the English throne during the civil war known as the Anarchy.

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Fen Edge

Fen Edge is an area and collection of villages in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England.

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Fortification

A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime.

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Henry II of England

Henry II, also known as Henry Fitzempress and Henry Curtmantle, was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189.

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Licence to crenellate

In medieval England, Wales and the Channel Islands a licence to crenellate (or licence to fortify) granted the holder permission to fortify his property.

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Lidgate Castle

Lidgate Castle is a medieval motte and bailey castle in the village of Lidgate, Suffolk, England, built to an unusual quadrangular design.

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Motte-and-bailey castle

A motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of ground called a motte, accompanied by a walled courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade.

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Rampton Castle

Rampton Castle, known locally as Giant's Hill, is the earthwork remains of a motte and bailey castle in Rampton, Cambridgeshire.

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Robert of Torigni

Robert of Torigni or Torigny (Robert de Torigni; –1186), also known as Robert of the Mont (Robertus de Monte; Robert de Monte; also Robertus de Monte Sancti Michaelis, in reference to the abbey of Mont Saint-Michel), was a Norman monk, prior, and abbot.

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Slighting

Slighting is the deliberate damage of high-status buildings to reduce their value as military, administrative or social structures.

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Stephen, King of England

Stephen (1092 or 1096 – 25 October 1154), often referred to as Stephen of Blois, was King of England from 22 December 1135 to his death in 1154.

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Swavesey

Swavesey is a village lying on the Prime Meridian in Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of 2,463.

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The Anarchy

The Anarchy was a civil war in England and Normandy between 1138 and 1153, which resulted in a widespread breakdown in law and order. Adulterine castle and The Anarchy are 12th century in England.

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Upper Slaughter

Upper Slaughter is a village in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, south west of Stow-on-the-Wold.

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Winchcombe Castle

Winchcombe Castle was a castle in the town of Winchcombe in Gloucestershire, England.

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See also

12th century in England

12th-century fortifications

Castles in England

The Anarchy

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adulterine_castle