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,
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Location: 52.6323, -1.1412, KML, Maps
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Battle of Bosworth Field 1485
House of Lancaster, House of York, Kingdom of England, battle,Battle of Naseby 1645
Cavalier, Roundhead, battle,Novacon
recurring event,Paragon 2001
Claire Brialey, Eastercon, Michael Scott Rohan, Stephen Baxter,Seacon03 2003
Eastercon, Mary Gentle,Paragon 2 2005
Ben Jeapes, Eastercon, Ken MacLeod, Richard K. Morgan, Robert Rankin,Loughborough Cold Store
bunker, warehouse,Loughborough Cold Store 2024
bunker, warehouse,Ashby de la Zouch Castle
English Heritage, castle, ruins, tripadvisorOakham Castle
motte-and-bailey castle, tripadvisorLeicester Castle 1060
archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle, tripadvisorKirby Muxloe Castle 1480
English Heritage, castle, manor house, ruins, tripadvisorLeicester Castle 2024
archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle, tripadvisorOakham Castle 2025
motte-and-bailey castle, tripadvisorAshby de la Zouch Castle 2025
English Heritage, castle, ruins, tripadvisorKirby Muxloe Castle 2025
English Heritage, castle, manor house, ruins, tripadvisorLoughborough Carillon Tower and War Memorial Museum
military museum, war memorial, tripadvisorArmourgeddon Military Museum 2013
military museum, tripadvisorArmourgeddon Military Museum 2024
military museum, tripadvisorLoughborough Carillon Tower and War Memorial Museum 2025
military museum, war memorial, tripadvisor
Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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event | armed conflict | 1485 | Battle of Bosworth Field | House of Lancaster, House of York, Kingdom of England, battle, | Wikidata |
event | armed conflict | 1645 | Battle of Naseby | Cavalier, Roundhead, battle, | Wikidata |
event | science fiction convention | Novacon | recurring event, | Wikidata | |
event | science fiction convention | 2001 | Paragon | Claire Brialey, Eastercon, Michael Scott Rohan, Stephen Baxter, | Wikidata |
event | science fiction convention | 2003 | Seacon03 | Eastercon, Mary Gentle, | Wikidata |
event | science fiction convention | 2005 | Paragon 2 | Ben Jeapes, Eastercon, Ken MacLeod, Richard K. Morgan, Robert Rankin, | Wikidata |
link | https://www.tripadvisor.com/86 | Tripadvisor [Q1770710 https://www.tripadvisor.com/86]@ | Wikidata | ||
link | page | Historic England research [Q87982806 page]@ | Wikidata | ||
link | page | Gatehouse Gazetteer [Q59259501 page]@ | Wikidata | ||
link | page | British Listed Buildings [Q25118129 page]@ | Wikidata | ||
link | page | British Listed Buildings page@ | Wikidata | ||
link | page | Gatehouse Gazetteer page@ | Wikidata | ||
link | page | Historic England research records page@ | Wikidata | ||
link | page | Tripadvisor page@ | Wikidata | ||
organisation | club | Vikings! Of Middle England | Vikings, historical reenactment group, | Wikidata | |
site | bunker | Loughborough Cold Store | bunker, warehouse, | Wikidata | |
site | bunker | 2024 | Loughborough Cold Store | bunker, warehouse, | Wikidata |
site | castle | Ashby de la Zouch Castle | English Heritage, castle, ruins, tripadvisor | Wikidata | |
site | castle | Oakham Castle | motte-and-bailey castle, tripadvisor | Wikidata | |
site | castle | 1060 | Leicester Castle | archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
site | castle | 1480 | Kirby Muxloe Castle | English Heritage, castle, manor house, ruins, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
site | castle | 2024 | Leicester Castle | archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
site | castle | 2025 | Oakham Castle | motte-and-bailey castle, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
site | castle | 2025 | Ashby de la Zouch Castle | English Heritage, castle, ruins, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
site | castle | 2025 | Kirby Muxloe Castle | English Heritage, castle, manor house, ruins, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
site | museum | Loughborough Carillon Tower and War Memorial Museum | military museum, war memorial, tripadvisor | Wikidata | |
site | museum | 2013 | Armourgeddon Military Museum | military museum, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
site | museum | 2024 | Armourgeddon Military Museum | military museum, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
site | museum | 2025 | Loughborough Carillon Tower and War Memorial Museum | military museum, war memorial, tripadvisor | 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 | St Mary de Castro Leicester - panoramio | Commons | ||
commons | image | Back yard of Leicester Castle - panoramio | Commons |