Northampton Castle
E578598
Northampton Castle was a significant medieval royal fortress in Northampton, England, that played an important role in English political and military history before its demolition in the 19th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northampton Castle canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval castle
ⓘ
royal fortress ⓘ |
| architecturalType |
motte-and-bailey castle (early phase)
ⓘ
stone castle (later phase) ⓘ |
| builder | Norman lords ⓘ |
| builtAfterEvent | Norman Conquest of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in Northamptonshire
ⓘ
Former castles in England ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| currentSiteUsedAs | Northampton railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demolishedFor |
construction of Northampton railway station
ⓘ
railway development ⓘ |
| demolishedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| functionedAs | centre of royal administration in Midlands ⓘ |
| governedBy | royal constable ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
curtain walls
ⓘ
ditches and earthworks ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ keep ⓘ |
| heritage | medieval ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
important medieval legal proceedings
ⓘ
royal councils ⓘ sessions of the English Parliament ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
conflicts between monarchy and barons
ⓘ
medieval English civil conflicts ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Midlands
ⓘ
Northampton NERFINISHED ⓘ Northamptonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| material |
stone
ⓘ
timber (early structures) ⓘ |
| near | River Nene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | English Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partiallySurvivesAs |
earthworks
ⓘ
remains incorporated in railway station area ⓘ |
| significance |
important role in English military history
ⓘ
important role in English political history ⓘ |
| status | destroyed ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative centre
ⓘ
county gaol ⓘ law courts ⓘ military stronghold ⓘ parliamentary assemblies ⓘ royal court sessions ⓘ royal residence ⓘ |
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