Alnwick Castle
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Alnwick Castle is the second largest
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inhabited castle in England. It has
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been the home of the Percys, both
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as Earls and Dukes of Northumberland
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for seven centuries since 1309.
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Alnwick Castle was mentioned in
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records as far back as 1096 when
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Yves de Vescy became the baron.
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It was he who built the early wooden
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castle at Alnwick. Parts of the first
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stone castle dating from the 1300's
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can still be seen. The Abbot's Tower,
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and the Constanble's Tower are two
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examples. In common with most
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other castles, Alnwick fell into
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disrepair in the 17th century.
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Over the centuries, several generations
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had added to and extended the
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fortress, but the advent of the
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cannon and the end of hostilities
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with Scotland made it obsolete.
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It was left up to Elizabeth Seymour
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and Hugh Smithson to transform
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Alnwick Castle into a family home,
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enlisting the services of the famous
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architect Robert Adam and the
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equally famous landscape designer
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Capability Brown. Three generations
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Alnwick Castle (pronounced Annick) is situated in Northumberland a few miles north of Newcastle.
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Uploaded by: ElizabethMcD
In Webshots channel: travel - Album created: Jun 18, 2009
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