Leicester Castle
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Leicester Castle is in the city of the same name in the English county of Leicestershire. The complex is situated in the west of Leicester City Centre, between Saint Nicholas Circle to the north and De Montfort University to the south. A large motte, the Great Hall, the Church of St Mary de Castro, and the ruined Turret Gateway are the substantial remains of what was once a large set of defensive and residential structures. It was historically the seat of the Earls of Leicester, from 1107-1175 under the House of Beaumont, from 1239 to 1265 under the House of Montfort, and after 1267 with the House of Lancaster when the Earldoms of Leicester and Lancaster were combined. The Castle's Great Hall served for centuries as the home of Leicester County Assizes and is encased in a Queen Anne style frontage. The Castle is a scheduled monument.
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Leicester Castle and the Magazine Gateway, 
- British Listed Buildings page@
- Gatehouse Gazetteer page@
- Historic England research records page@
- Historic England research records page@
- Tripadvisor page@
Location: 52.6323, -1.1412, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
1485 last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses -
Battle of Naseby ⓘ
1645 battle of the First English Civil War -
Loughborough Cold Store ⓘ
British Cold War command centre -
Ashby de la Zouch Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed ruins in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, United Kingdom
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Oakham Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed castle in Oakham, United Kingdom -
Leicester Castle ⓘ
castle in Leicester, England, UK -
Kirby Muxloe Castle ⓘ
unfinished 15th century fortified manor house in Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire, England, UK -
Loughborough Carillon Tower and War Memorial Museum ⓘ
Grade II listed military museum in Loughborough, United Kingdom -
Armourgeddon Military Museum ⓘ
museum in Husbands Bosworth, England, UK
St Mary de Castro Leicester c1814
Castle Yard, Leicester.
Mary de Castro
The Great Hall Leicester Castle
St. Mary de Castro church in Castle Park, Leicester.
MaryDeCastro1
Turret Gateway and St Mary de Castro, Leicester
A gateway at Leicester Castle
Back yard of Leicester Castle - panoramio
St Mary de Castro Leicester - panoramio- Leicester Castle: The Great Hall - scientific article published in January 1987, online
- Leicester Castle - article published in 1942, online
- Castle Series: Episode One, Leicester Castle with Tom Weir - episode of Hidden Histories published on 7 July 2019, British English, online
- The Twelfth-century Aisled Hall of Leicester Castle: A reassessment - article published in 2019
- Castle Series: Episode One, Leicester Castle with Tom Weir - episode of Hidden Histories published on 7 July 2019, English
- Leicester Castle - book published in 1944
- Archaeology in Leicester, 1939–1951: The Castle - scientific article published in 1956, 1952
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1485 | Battle of Bosworth Field | House of York, House of Lancaster, battle, Kingdom of England | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1645 | Battle of Naseby | battle, Roundhead, Cavalier | Wikidata |
| link | page | British Listed Buildings page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Gatehouse Gazetteer page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Historic England research records page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Historic England research records page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Tripadvisor page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | bunker | Loughborough Cold Store | warehouse, bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Ashby de la Zouch Castle | English Heritage, ruins, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Oakham Castle | motte-and-bailey castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1060 | Leicester Castle | archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1480 | Kirby Muxloe Castle | English Heritage, manor house, ruins, castle | Wikidata |
| site | museum | Loughborough Carillon Tower and War Memorial Museum | military museum, war memorial | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 2013 | Armourgeddon Military Museum | military museum | Wikidata |
| commons | image | St Mary de Castro Leicester c1814 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Castle Yard, Leicester. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Mary de Castro | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The Great Hall Leicester Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | St. Mary de Castro church in Castle Park, Leicester. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | MaryDeCastro1 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Turret Gateway and St Mary de Castro, Leicester | Commons | ||
| commons | image | A gateway at Leicester Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Back yard of Leicester Castle - panoramio | Commons | ||
| commons | image | St Mary de Castro Leicester - panoramio | Commons | ||
