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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kenilworth Castle canonical | 7 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
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historic site ⓘ medieval fortress ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Elizabethan architecture
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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
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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
|
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.