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The Castle, Newcastle, the Glossary

The Castle, Newcastle, or Newcastle Castle is a medieval fortification in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, built on the site of the fortress that gave the City of Newcastle its name.^[1]

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Buildings and structures completed in 1177
Castles in Tyne and Wear
Grade I listed buildings in Tyne and Wear
Historic house museums in Tyne and Wear
History of Newcastle upon Tyne
Museums in Newcastle upon Tyne
Scheduled monuments in Tyne and Wear
Wars of the Three Kingdoms

Ancient Rome

In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.

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A barbican (from barbacane) is a fortified outpost or fortified gateway, such as at an outer defense perimeter of a city or castle, or any tower situated over a gate or bridge which was used for defensive purposes.

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Castles in Great Britain and Ireland

Castles have played an important military, economic and social role in Great Britain and Ireland since their introduction following the Norman invasion of England in 1066.

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Dover Castle

Dover Castle is a medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England and is Grade I listed. The Castle, Newcastle and Dover Castle are Grade I listed castles.

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Drawbridge

A drawbridge or draw-bridge is a type of moveable bridge typically at the entrance to a castle or tower surrounded by a moat.

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Earl of Northumbria

Earl of Northumbria or Ealdorman of Northumbria was a title in the late Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Scandinavian and early Anglo-Norman period in England.

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East Coast Main Line

The East Coast Main Line (ECML) is a electrified railway between its northern terminus at and southern terminus at London King's Cross station.

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Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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English Civil War

The English Civil War refers to a series of civil wars and political machinations between Royalists and Parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England from 1642 to 1651. The Castle, Newcastle and English Civil War are wars of the Three Kingdoms.

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Hadrian

Hadrian (Publius Aelius Hadrianus; 24 January 76 – 10 July 138) was Roman emperor from 117 to 138.

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Hadrian's Wall

Hadrian's Wall (Vallum Hadriani, also known as the Roman Wall, Picts' Wall, or Vallum Aelium in Latin) is a former defensive fortification of the Roman province of Britannia, begun in AD 122 in the reign of the Emperor Hadrian.

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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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Henry III of England

Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272), also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death in 1272.

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History of Anglo-Saxon England

Anglo-Saxon England or Early Medieval England, existing from the 5th to the 11th centuries from soon after the end of Roman Britain until the Norman Conquest in 1066, consisted of various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms until 927, when it was united as the Kingdom of England by King Æthelstan (r. 927–939).

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James VI and I

James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625.

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John, King of England

John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216) was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216.

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Keep

A keep is a type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility.

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List of castles in England

This list of castles in England is not a list of every building and site that has "castle" as part of its name, nor does it list only buildings that conform to a strict definition of a castle as a medieval fortified residence.

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Listed building

In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.

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Malcolm III of Scotland

Malcolm III (label; Maol Chaluim mac Dhonnchaidh; c. 1031–13 November 1093) was King of Alba from 1058 to 1093.

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Medieval fortification

Medieval fortification refers to medieval military methods that cover the development of fortification construction and use in Europe, roughly from the fall of the Western Roman Empire to the Renaissance.

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Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum

The Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum is located in Morpeth Chantry, Morpeth, Northumberland, England.

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Most Haunted

Most Haunted is a British paranormal reality television series.

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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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Newcastle Castle, Bridgend

Newcastle Castle (Y Castell Newydd) is a medieval castle located on Newcastle Hill, Newcastle, overlooking the town centre of Bridgend in Glamorgan, South Wales.

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Newcastle Cathedral

Newcastle Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Nicholas, is a Church of England cathedral in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. It is the seat of the Bishop of Newcastle and is the mother church of the Diocese of Newcastle. It is the most northerly diocese of the Anglican Church in England, reaching from the River Tyne as far north as Berwick-upon-Tweed and as far west as Alston in Cumbria.

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Newcastle railway station

Newcastle station (also known as Newcastle Central and locally as Central Station) is a railway station in Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom. The Castle, Newcastle and Newcastle railway station are buildings and structures in Newcastle upon Tyne and Grade I listed buildings in Tyne and Wear.

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Newcastle town wall

The Newcastle town wall is a medieval defensive wall, and Scheduled Ancient Monument, in Newcastle upon Tyne, northern England. The Castle, Newcastle and Newcastle town wall are buildings and structures in Newcastle upon Tyne, Grade I listed buildings in Tyne and Wear, history of Newcastle upon Tyne and scheduled monuments in Tyne and Wear.

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Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle (RP), is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England.

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Philip of Oldcoates

Philip of Oldcoates (or Philip Oldcoates, Philip de Ulcotes,Warren King John p. 350 Philip de Ulecot; died 1220) was an English nobleman and royal official.

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Pons Aelius

Pons Aelius (Latin for "Aelian Bridge"), or Newcastle Roman Fort, was an auxiliary castra and small Roman settlement on Hadrian's Wall in the Roman province of Britannia Inferior (northern England), situated on the north bank of the River Tyne close to the centre of present-day Newcastle upon Tyne, and occupied between the 2nd and 4th centuries AD. The Castle, Newcastle and Pons Aelius are history of Newcastle upon Tyne.

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Portcullis

A portcullis is a heavy, vertically closing gate typically found in medieval fortifications, consisting of a latticed grille made of wood and/or metal, which slides down grooves inset within each jamb of the gateway.

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Pub

A pub (short for public house) is in several countries a drinking establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises.

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River Tyne

The River Tyne is a river in North East England.

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Robert Curthose

Robert Curthose (– February 1134), was the eldest son of William the Conqueror and succeeded his father as Robert II of Normandy in 1087, reigning until 1106.

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Robert de Mowbray

Robert de Mowbray (died 1125), a Norman, was Earl of Northumbria from 1086 until 1095.

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Scheduled monument

In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Scottish people

The Scottish people or Scots (Scots fowk; Albannaich) are an ethnic group and nation native to Scotland.

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Siege of Newcastle

The siege of Newcastle (3 February 1644 – 27 October 1644) occurred during the First English Civil War, when a Covenanter army under the command of Lord General Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven besieged the Royalist garrison under Sir John Marlay, the city's governor. The Castle, Newcastle and siege of Newcastle are history of Newcastle upon Tyne and wars of the Three Kingdoms.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Castle,_Newcastle

Also known as Black Gate (The Castle, Newcastle), Castle Garth, Newcastle Castle Keep, Newcastle Keep, The Black Gate (The Castle, Newcastle).

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Buildings and structures completed in 1177

Castles in Tyne and Wear

Grade I listed buildings in Tyne and Wear

Historic house museums in Tyne and Wear

History of Newcastle upon Tyne

Museums in Newcastle upon Tyne

Scheduled monuments in Tyne and Wear

Wars of the Three Kingdoms

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