Everything about Winchester Castle totally explained
Winchester Castle, is a
castle in
England in the city of
Winchester, in the county of
Hampshire, built in
1067. Only the Great Hall exists now; it houses a
museum of the history of Winchester.
The Great Hall
Between
1222–
1235,
Henry III added the
Great Hall, built to a "double cube" design, measuring 110' by 55' by 55'. The Great Hall is built of
flint with stone dressings; originally it had lower walls and a roof with dormer windows. In their place were added the tall two-light windows with early plate
tracery. Extensions to the
castle were made by
Edward II. In
1873 the roof of the Great hall was renewed.
An
imitation Arthurian Round Table hangs in the Great Hall. The table was originally constructed in the
13th century, and repainted in its present form for
Henry VIII, around the edge of the table are the names of King Arthur's knights.
Behind the Great Hall is a re-creation of a medieval garden called Queen Eleanor's Garden.
The Castle in history
In 1302,
Edward I and his second wife,
Margaret of France, narrowly escaped death when the royal apartments of the castle were destroyed by fire.
On
November 17 1603 Sir
Walter Raleigh went on trial for
treason for his supposed part in the
Main Plot in the converted Great Hall.
The castle was used by the
Royalist Cavaliers in the
English Civil War, eventually falling to
Parliamentarian Roundheads in
1646.
Oliver Cromwell then ordered the castle's destruction.
In the
17th century,
Charles II planned to build
King's House adjoining the site, commissioning
Christopher Wren to design a royal
palace to rival the
Palace of Versailles. The project was abandoned by
James II.
Another notorious trial took place in the Great Hall, on
15 March,
1953; the 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu
Edward Montagu along with Michael Pitt-Rivers and Peter Wildeblood went on trial on charges of having committed specific acts of indecency.
The Castle today
Since
1889 Winchester Castle has been the seat of
Hampshire County Council whose offices neighbour the Great Hall. Nearby, the
excavated remains of the
round tower with
Sally ports and bob in the
medieval city wall can also be seen.
Winchester Castle was also the name of a local football team before merging with
Winchester City F.C. in
2002.
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