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Wilton Castle, the Glossary

Wilton Castle is a 12th-century Norman castle located in south-eastern Herefordshire, England on the River Wye adjacent to the town of Ross-on-Wye.^[1]

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31 relations: Anchetil de Greye, Barnabas Scudamore, Baron Grey de Wilton, Battlement, Castle, Cavalier, Chancellor, De Cantilupe, Edward I of England, Edward the Confessor, England, English Civil War, Goodrich Castle, Grey (surname), Guînes, Hereford, Herefordshire, John, King of England, Manorialism, Marcher lord, Norman architecture, Normandy, Raglan Castle, River Wye, Ross-on-Wye, Ruardyn Castle, Sheriff, Thomas de Cantilupe, Wales, Welsh Marches, William Grey, 13th Baron Grey de Wilton.
Castles in Herefordshire
Gardens in Herefordshire
Grade I listed buildings in Herefordshire
Grey family residences
Historic house museums in Herefordshire
Ross-on-Wye
Ruins in Herefordshire

Anchetil de Greye

Anchetil de Greye (c. 1046 – after 1086) was a Norman chevalier and vassal of William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford, one of the great magnates of early Norman England.

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Barnabas Scudamore

Sir Barnabas Scudamore (1609–1651) was an English military commander and active Royalist during the English Civil War.

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Baron Grey de Wilton

Baron Grey de Wilton is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of England (1295) and once in the Peerage of Great Britain (1784).

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A battlement, in defensive architecture, such as that of city walls or castles, comprises a parapet (a defensive low wall between chest-height and head-height), in which gaps or indentations, which are often rectangular, occur at intervals to allow for the launch of arrows or other projectiles from within the defences.

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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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Cavalier

The term "Cavalier" was first used by Roundheads as a term of abuse for the wealthier royalist supporters of Charles I of England and his son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration (1642 –). It was later adopted by the Royalists themselves.

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Chancellor

Chancellor (cancellarius) is a title of various official positions in the governments of many countries.

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De Cantilupe

de Cantilupe (anciently Cantelow, Cantelou, Canteloupe, etc., Latinised to de Cantilupo) may refer to.

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Edward I of England

Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307.

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Edward the Confessor

Edward the Confessor (1003 – 5 January 1066) was an Anglo-Saxon English king and saint. Usually considered the last king of the House of Wessex, he ruled from 1042 until his death in 1066. Edward was the son of Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy. He succeeded Cnut the Great's son – and his own half-brother – Harthacnut.

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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.

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Goodrich Castle

Goodrich Castle is a Norman medieval castle ruin north of the village of Goodrich in Herefordshire, England, controlling a key location between Monmouth and Ross-on-Wye. Wilton Castle and Goodrich Castle are castles in Herefordshire, Grade I listed buildings in Herefordshire, historic house museums in Herefordshire and ruins in Herefordshire.

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Grey (surname)

Grey (or de Grey) is a surname.

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Guînes

Guînes (lang; Guinne) is a commune in the northern French department of Pas-de-Calais.

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Hereford

Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and the county town of Herefordshire, England.

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Herefordshire

Herefordshire is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England.

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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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Manorialism

Manorialism, also known as seigneurialism, the manor system or manorial system, was the method of land ownership (or "tenure") in parts of Europe, notably France and later England, during the Middle Ages.

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Marcher lord

A marcher lord was a noble appointed by the king of England to guard the border (known as the Welsh Marches) between England and Wales.

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Norman architecture

The term Norman architecture is used to categorise styles of Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans in the various lands under their dominion or influence in the 11th and 12th centuries.

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Normandy

Normandy (Normandie; Normaundie, Nouormandie; from Old French Normanz, plural of Normant, originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy.

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References

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

Wilton Castle, the Glossary

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Castles in Herefordshire

Gardens in Herefordshire

Grade I listed buildings in Herefordshire

Grey family residences

Historic house museums in Herefordshire

Ross-on-Wye

Ruins in Herefordshire

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