The Great Lincoln Castle

Many people visit Lincoln Castle and look around thinking “o It’s just another boring castle, however, It’s more than just a castle. How do you know what people think? Lincoln Castle has a really cool and intriguing history. Lincoln Castle’s history consists of lots of King’s and Queen’s and Wars between many other city-states. The significance of the castle, where and when it was built, cool places inside the castle like the Observatory tower, Lucy tower, and Cobb Hall. What wars they fought in for example 1217 civil war and the French invasion. To this day Lincoln Castle conveys the gruesome of the grueling wars that it was put through. Royal people like King Henry II, King John, King Henry VIII, and Queen Catherine visited times during the 12 century.

Lincoln Castle was built on a previous roman fortress. William the Conqueror built a magnificent castle named Lincoln castle almost 1000 years ago, This magnificent castle has witnessed very jaw-dropping and historical events in English history within its life. William the Conqueror won the battle of Hastings in 1066, after that he came up with a strategy of taking over north kingdom was to request construction on what is know Lincoln castle but they kept resisting the request because it didn’t only afford far reaching views but it also served as a reminder that the Normans were in charge. Generations earlier the Romans who invaded Lincoln city build their unstoppable fortress on the hilltop where the lincoln castle was planned to be built on. The Normans originally established their mottes and bailey castle recycling the original stone walls from the Roman fortress in 1068.

The castle walls were built in stone instead of the original wooden palisade. Lincoln castle conveys the scars of the gruesome battles fought by opposing forces seeking control over the castle. In 1411 King Stephen was at war with Matilda, his cousin, they were in the war over the English crown. King Stephen beat in cousin in battle and reclaimed the English crown but while that was happening the castle was claimed by Ranulf, Earl of Chester.

During the battle which was also known as the “Joust of Lincoln” which has Matilda successfully captured King Stephen as a prize for Matilda his cousin. Seven months later Matilda’s half-brother was captured which made King Stephen Restored to the king.After King Stephen, Lady Nicola became leader 50 years later. The castle was a 40-day plague by Richard I’s Chancellor, he demanded devotion of the king’s sibling Prince John.In her own right as constable, Nicola protects the castle from another civil war because John refused to honor Magna Carta in 1215. Insubordinate peers affiliated themselves with Prince Louis of France and seized control of swathes of England as well as the city of Lincoln. Lincoln castle, a royalist presidio, held out against the French enforcement and rebel barons under its intimidating constable.this battle was of national implication and turned the tide of the French intrusion. Lincoln castle was blockaded for the concluding time in 1644, while the English war was going on. The royalists holding it got vanquished and Parliamentarian force took over.

There were some very significant people that had visited Lincoln castle, for instance, King Henry II, he visited several times in the 12th century. Archaeologists discovered that there was a wide variety of bird, fish and animal bones, possibly remains of a luxurious feast in honor of him. Another important person that visited Lincoln castle was King John, In September 1216 King John spent a considerable amount of days in the castle before alleviated losing his jewels and luggage in the coming of the tide of Wash, he died of dysentery in a period of two weeks into his visit at Newark Castle. August 1541, over 300 years later King Henry VIII accompanied by his Queen Catherine Howard, It was afternoon when they rode to the castle and visited the castle and the city as part of his dignified advance to york. Magna Carta, a Character recruited to Lincoln in 1215 was read out at the deputies court in Lincoln castle.