Framlingham Castle
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Framlingham Castle is a well-preserved medieval fortress in Suffolk, England, notable for its curtain walls and its association with Mary Tudor, who was proclaimed Queen there in 1553.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Framlingham Castle canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortified manor house
ⓘ
medieval castle ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
House of Bigod
ⓘ
Howard family ⓘ Mary I of England ⓘ Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk ⓘ |
| builtFor | Roger Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Henry II of England ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 12th century ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 52.222°N 1.341°E ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage site
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
chamfered battlements
ⓘ
domestic ranges (now largely lost) ⓘ wall-walk ⓘ |
| hasPart |
curtain wall
ⓘ
gatehouse ⓘ inner court ⓘ mere ⓘ outer court ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| inception | 12th century ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Suffolk ⓘ |
| locatedNextTo | Framlingham Mere ⓘ |
| location |
Framlingham
ⓘ
surface form:
Framlingham, Suffolk, England
|
| maintainedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
flint
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| nearby |
St Michael's Church, Framlingham, Suffolk, England
ⓘ
surface form:
Church of St Michael the Archangel, Framlingham
|
| nearbyCity | Ipswich ⓘ |
| numberOfTowers | 13 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| partOf |
Framlingham
ⓘ
surface form:
Framlingham conservation area
|
| replaced | earlier motte-and-bailey castle ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Mary Tudor proclaimed Queen of England in 1553
ⓘ
siege during the Revolt of 1173–1174 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
county court
ⓘ
fortress ⓘ noble residence ⓘ poorhouse ⓘ prison ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| visitorAttraction | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.