The Castle Community: The Personnel of English and Welsh Castles, 1272-1422The period covered in this book is from the building of the Welsh castles of Edward I - the high point of castle building in the British Isles - to the time of their most serious test, the revolt of Owen Glendower and the ensuing political crises, on which the material presented here can shed some light. The most important aspect of this book, and a significant tool for castle research, is the presentation of fully-referenced lists of castle owners and constables of these and the other 600-plus castles in use in England and Wales during that time, including even the most obscure private fortress. A general overview of function, location and developments in castles prefaces the lengthy examination of constables and their role over 150 years, during which time 1,396 individuals received 1,930 appointments as constables - a significant proportion of the aristocratic community. The recipients of these appointments, length of service, and holders of multiple appointments are all discussed. Patterns of castle ownership, the licence to crenellate, and wardship of estates containing castles complete the study. JOHN RICKARD completed his PhD at Hull University. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Tables | 52 |
Records by County | 84 |
Anglesey | 87 |
Bedfordshire | 89 |
Berkshire | 90 |
Brecknock | 98 |
Buckinghamshire | 108 |
Durham | 186 |
Essex | 190 |
Flint | 197 |
Glamorgan | 202 |
Gloucestershire | 216 |
Hampshire | 226 |
Herefordshire | 238 |
Hertfordshire | 253 |
Caernarvon | 109 |
Cambridgeshire | 114 |
Cardigan | 120 |
Carmarthan | 123 |
Cheshire | 135 |
Cornwall | 141 |
Cumberland | 147 |
Denbigh | 159 |
Derbyshire | 165 |
Devonshire | 171 |
Dorset | 180 |
Huntingdon | 257 |
Kent | 259 |
Lancashire | 280 |
Leicestershire | 284 |
Lincolnshire | 288 |
London | 297 |
Merioneth | 305 |
Monmouthshire | 307 |
Montgomery | 320 |
Common terms and phrases
12 December 12 March 12 November 16 July 16 October 20 April 20 February 20 July 23 January 24 June 24 October 26 November 26 September Audley August Bates bishop Black Prince Castle ownership CChR CLibR Clifford comital community Constables John Crown duke of Lancaster earl of Arundel earl of Kent earl of Lancaster earl of March earl of Northumberland earl of Stafford earl of Warwick Edmund Mortimer Edward Eleanor Elizabeth forfeited Gilbert de Clare heir Henry Percy History built Hugh le Despenser Humphrey de Bohun IMisc VII IPM XVIII Joan John de Hastings John of Gaunt Jointure King licence to crenellate lord Margaret Mowbray Neville Nicholas Nthumb Owners John Owners Robert Owners William Philippa Private Constables Queen Isabella Ralph Richard Roger Mortimer royal castles temp Thomas de Beauchamp VCH vol Wales Walter Wardships Minority wife Wiltshire XVII