Bedford Castle

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Bedford Castle was a large medieval castle in Bedford, England. Built after 1100 by Henry I, the castle played a prominent part in both the civil war of the Anarchy and the First Barons' War. The castle was significantly extended in stone, although the final plan of the castle remains uncertain. Henry III of England besieged the castle in 1224 following a disagreement with Falkes de Bréauté; the siege lasted eight weeks and involved an army of as many as 2,700 soldiers with equipment drawn from across England. After the surrender of the castle, the king ordered its destruction (slighting).

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Bedford Castle motte and bailey
motte-and-bailey castle, archaeological site, 

  • Gatehouse Gazetteer page@
  • Historic England research records page@
  • CastlesFortsBattles page@
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    castle in Bedfordshire, England, UK  
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    country house in Cambridgeshire, Engand
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    municipal Building in England
  • British Schools Museum ⓘ
    education museum in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
  • Cowper and Newton Museum ⓘ
    museum in Olney, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
  • Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museum ⓘ
    Railway museum in Irchester, England
  • Leighton Buzzard Light Railway ⓘ
    preserved narrow gauge railway in Bedfordshire
  • Milton Keynes Museum ⓘ
    museum in Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
  • RAF Henlow ⓘ
    Royal Air Force support station in Bedfordshire, England
  • Rushden Transport Museum ⓘ
    transport museum in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
  • St Neots Museum ⓘ
    museum in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
  • Sywell Aviation Museum ⓘ
    aviation museum in Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire
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    UK historic house museum
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    Grade I listed building in Cambridgeshire, England, UK
  • Woburn Abbey ⓘ
    occupying the east of the village of Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, is a country house, the family seat of the Duke of Bedford
  • Moot Hall ⓘ
    building in Elstow, Bedfordshire, England, UK
  • Moggerhanger House ⓘ
    Grade I listed historic house museum in Central Bedfordshire, England, UK
  • Bletchley Park ⓘ
    park in the United Kingdom  
  • Shuttleworth Collection ⓘ
    aviation museum in Old Warden, Bedfordshire
  • Wardown Park Museum ⓘ
    local museum in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
  • Bedfordshire And Hertfordshire Regiment Museum ⓘ
    museum in Luton, England, UK
  • Cromwell Museum ⓘ
    museum in Huntingdon, England, United Kingdom
  • Military Intelligence Museum ⓘ
    military museum in Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
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    safari park located in Woburn, Bedfordshire, England
  • Wollaston Museum ⓘ
    museum in Wollaston, Northamptonshire, England, UK
  • Woburn Heritage Centre ⓘ
    museum in Woburn, England, United Kingdom
  • Wellingborough Museum ⓘ
    museum in Wellingborough, England, United Kingdom
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  • 306th Bombardment Group Museum ⓘ
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  • Piddington Roman Villa Museum ⓘ
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  • Rushden Museum ⓘ
    museum in Rushden, England, UK
  • The National Museum of Computing ⓘ
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TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
linkpageGatehouse Gazetteer page@Wikidata
linkpageHistoric England research records page@Wikidata
linkpageCastlesFortsBattles page@Wikidata
sitecastle1100Bedford Castlemotte-and-bailey castle, archaeological siteWikidata
sitecastle1200Kimbolton Castlecastle, historic house museumWikidata
sitemuseumBaldock Museum and Local History Societylocal museum, city hallWikidata
sitemuseumBritish Schools Museumeducation museum, historic house museum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseumCowper and Newton Museumlocal museum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseumIrchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museumrailway museumWikidata
sitemuseumLeighton Buzzard Light Railwayheritage railway, narrow-gauge railwayWikidata
sitemuseumMilton Keynes Museumlocal museum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseumRAF Henlowair base, military museum, Royal Air Force stationWikidata
sitemuseumRushden Transport Museumtransport museum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseumSt Neots Museumlocal museum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseumSywell Aviation Museumaviation museumWikidata
sitemuseumTurvey AbbeyEnglish country house, historic house museum, nunneryWikidata
sitemuseumWimpole Hallhistoric house museumWikidata
sitemuseum1101Woburn AbbeyEnglish country house, historic house museumWikidata
sitemuseum1500Moot Hallhouse, market hall, historic house museum, local authority museumWikidata
sitemuseum1812Moggerhanger HouseEnglish country house, historic house museum, historic houseWikidata
sitemuseum1877Bletchley Parktourist attraction, English country house, historic house museum, military museum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum1928Shuttleworth Collectionindependent museum, aviation museumWikidata
sitemuseum1930Wardown Park Museumlocal museum, independent museum, historic houseWikidata
sitemuseum1947Bedfordshire And Hertfordshire Regiment MuseummuseumWikidata
sitemuseum1949The Higgins Bedfordlocal museum, local authority museumWikidata
sitemuseum1962Cromwell Museummuseum, local authority museumWikidata
sitemuseum1966Military Intelligence Museummilitary museum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum1970Woburn Safari ParkzooWikidata
sitemuseum1979Wollaston MuseummuseumWikidata
sitemuseum1984Woburn Heritage Centremuseum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum1987Wellingborough Museummuseum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum1989Wysing Arts Centreart museumWikidata
sitemuseum1998John Bunyan Museum and Librarymuseum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum2001Earls Barton Museum of Local LifemuseumWikidata
sitemuseum2002306th Bombardment Group MuseummuseumWikidata
sitemuseum2002Glenn Miller MuseummuseumWikidata
sitemuseum2003Badminton Museummuseum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum2004Piddington Roman Villa Museummuseum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum2006Rushden MuseummuseumWikidata
sitemuseum2007The National Museum of Computingcharitable organization, computer museum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum2012Panacea Museummuseum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum2014Ridgmont Station Heritage Centreheritage centerWikidata
sitemuseum2021National Film and Sci-Fi MuseummuseumWikidata
commonsimageCastle-Bedford-20050921-017 Commons
commonsimageGreat-Ouse-Bedford-20050921-006 Commons
commonsimageBedfordCastleNight Commons
commonsimageBitvauBedfordu1224 Commons
commonsimageReaching For The Centre Of Bedford Castle Commons
commonsimageBedfordCastleModel Commons
commonsimageCastleModelBedfordMuseum Commons
commonsimageThe Bedford snakes Commons
commonsimageCastle Mound, Bedford Commons
commonsimageThe Great Ouse, Bedford Commons
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