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).

1100  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Bedford Castle motte and bailey
motte-and-bailey castle, archaeological site, 


Location: 52.1357, -0.4635, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Carausian Revolt ⓘ
    episode in Roman history, during which a Roman naval commander, Carausius, declared himself emperor over Britain and northern Gaul
  • Great Conspiracy ⓘ
    Uprising against Roman rule of Britain (367-368)
  • Caligula's German-British campaigns ⓘ
    39–40 military campaigns
  • Battle of Tempsford ⓘ
    0917 battle
  • Battle of Olney Bridge ⓘ
    1643 skirmish in the first English Civil War
  • Bedford Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
    British Cold War command centre in Bedfordshire
  • Luton County Borough Control ⓘ
    civil defence centre in Bedfordshire, UK
  • Huntingdon Castle ⓘ
    castle in England  
  • Bedford Castle ⓘ
    castle in Bedfordshire, England, UK  
  • Kimbolton Castle ⓘ
    country house in Cambridgeshire, Engand
  • RAF Henlow ⓘ
    Royal Air Force support station in Bedfordshire, England
  • RAF Bassingbourn ⓘ
    former military airbase located in Cambridgeshire
  • RAF Twinwood Farm ⓘ
    UK Royal Air Force airbase  
  • Blacked-out Britain War Museum ⓘ
    former military museum in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
  • Bletchley Park ⓘ
    park in the United Kingdom  
  • Military Intelligence Museum ⓘ
    military museum in Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
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1941 — 1945 RAF Twinwood Farm
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The Bedford snakesThe Bedford snakes
Castle Mound, BedfordCastle Mound, Bedford
The Great Ouse, BedfordThe Great Ouse, Bedford
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
eventarmed conflictCarausian RevoltrebellionWikidata
eventarmed conflictGreat Conspiracymilitary campaignWikidata
eventarmed conflict39Caligula's German-British campaignsRoman Empire, Suebi, military campaign, Celtic BritonsWikidata
eventarmed conflict917Battle of TempsfordAnglo-Saxons, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1643Battle of Olney Bridgebattle, Roundhead, CavalierWikidata
linkpageGrade II listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageNational Heritage List for England page@Wikidata
linkpageHistoric England research records page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II* listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II listed park and garden page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade I listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageGatehouse Gazetteer page@Wikidata
linkpageCastlesFortsBattles page@Wikidata
linkpageTripadvisor page@Wikidata
sitebunkerBedford Royal Observer Corps Group HeadquartersRoyal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunkerWikidata
sitebunkerLuton County Borough ControlBedfordshire County Council, civil defense centerWikidata
sitecastleHuntingdon Castlemotte-and-bailey castleWikidata
sitecastle1100Bedford Castlearchaeological site, motte-and-bailey castleWikidata
sitecastle1200Kimbolton Castlehistoric house museum, castleWikidata
sitemilitary baseRAF HenlowRoyal Air Force station, military museum, Royal Air Force, air baseWikidata
sitemilitary base1938RAF BassingbournRoyal Air Force station, military museum, Royal Air Force Bomber Command, air base, Royal Air ForceWikidata
sitemilitary base1941RAF Twinwood FarmRoyal Air Force station, military museum, air base, Royal Air ForceWikidata
sitemuseumBlacked-out Britain War Museummilitary museumWikidata
sitemuseum1877Bletchley ParkEnglish country house, tourist attraction, independent museum, historic house museum, military museumWikidata
sitemuseum1966Military Intelligence Museumindependent museum, military museumWikidata
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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