Kenilworth Castle

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Kenilworth Castle is a vast medieval fortress and later Elizabethan palace in Warwickshire, England, famed for its role in English royal history and its dramatic ruins.

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Kenilworth Castle canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
historic site
medieval fortress
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Elizabethan architecture
medieval military architecture
associatedWith King John of England
Elizabeth I of England
surface form: Queen Elizabeth I

Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester
besiegedIn 1266
builtFor Geoffrey de Clinton
constructionBegan 12th century
country England
currentCondition ruin
damagedBy slighting
event Siege of Kenilworth
surface form: Siege of Kenilworth (1266)
grantedTo Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
hasFeature Elizabethan garden (recreated)
defensive curtain walls
water defences
hasStructure Great Tower
Leicester's Building
gatehouse
inner bailey
outer bailey
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
Scheduled Monument
involvedIn Second Barons' War
knownFor Elizabethan palace buildings
dramatic ruins
large medieval mere
role in English royal history
locatedIn Kenilworth
United Kingdom
Warwickshire
West Midlands
managedBy English Heritage
near Kenilworth
surface form: Kenilworth town centre
notableEvent 1575 entertainment for Elizabeth I
notablePeriod English Renaissance
surface form: Elizabethan era

medieval period
openToPublic true
originalFunction royal castle
ownedBy Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
surface form: The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
partiallyDemolishedIn English Civil War
significantAlteration Elizabethan remodelling by Robert Dudley
visitedBy Elizabeth I of England
surface form: Elizabeth I

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Gaston de Blondeville settingLocation Kenilworth Castle
Warwickshire hasLandmark Kenilworth Castle
Eleanor de Montfort residence Kenilworth Castle
Siege of Kenilworth location Kenilworth Castle
Siege of Kenilworth associatedWith Kenilworth Castle