TIMELINE Warkworth Castle
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The English Heritage Trust is a charity, no. 1140351, and a company, no. 07447221, registered in England. All images are copyright of English Heritage or Historic England unless otherwise stated. Published June 2017 MEDIEVAL TUDORS STUARTS GEORGIANS VICTORIANS 20TH CENTURY 1154–1484 1485–1603 1603–1714 1714–1830 1837–1901 1901–1999
1154 1296 1337 1403 1537 1604 1714--27 1803--15 1914--18 Henry II became The Anglo-Scottish The Hundred Years War The Battle of Shrewsbury was England was under threat of England made peace with Spain. Reign of King George I. The Napoleonic Wars. First World War. King of England. Wars began. between England fought between an army led by invasion from France and Spain. and France began. the Lancastrian King Henry IV King Henry VIII began building and a rebel army led by Henry forts and castles along the 1642 ‘Harry Hotspur’ Percy. south coast of England and The English Civil War began. 1756 the Isle of Wight. Start of the Seven Years War between Great Britain and France 1837 who were fighting over land in Victoria became Queen of England. 1939--45 1455–1487 1649 other countries including America 1558 Second World War. The Wars of the Roses: and Canada. Elizabeth I became Queen Execution of the Percy family sided with the of England. King Charles I. House of Lancaster, supporting King Henry VI. 1660 1901 1588 Restoration of Queen Victoria died. EVENTS IN ENGLISH HISTORY EVENTS The Spanish Armada failed King Charles II. in its attempt to invade England.
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1403 1750 1850 1915 1157- 64 1213 1319 1569 1644––5 Twenty-four soldiers held the The 1st Earl’s son, Harry Hotspur, The wall between the Excavations took place in the Warkworth Castle was declared King Henry II granted the King John visited Thomas Percy, the 7th Earl, co-led The Scots occupied castle against attack from was killed in the Battle of Shrewsbury. Montagu Tower and the castle bailey. Part of the keep an ancient historic monument. castle to Roger fitz Eustace. Warkworth Castle. an unsuccessful Catholic rebellion Warkworth Castle on the Scots. against Queen Elizabeth I. the side of Parliament. gatehouse was pulled was re-roofed and the stonework Parliamentary forces caused down and rebuilt. was resurfaced by architect Anthony Salvin. 1327 damage to the castle. 1292 1471 The Scots attacked the 1922 King Edward I visited castle twice, unsuccessfully. The 4th Earl of Northumberland 1572 Warkworth Castle was given Warkworth. was given Warkworth Castle after Thomas Percy was beheaded to the State and managed swearing loyalty to King Edward IV. for treason in York. Mid 1700s by the Ministry of Works, The Northumberland estates later English Heritage. passed to an heiress, 1480s Lady Elizabeth Seymour, who married Sir Hugh Smithson. Building work on the Lion Tower He changed his surname to 1377 and Collegiate Church began. Percy and became the Henry Percy, previously 1st Duke of Northumberland. the 4th Lord Percy, 1584 became the 1st Earl of Henry Percy, the 8th Earl, was Northumberland. imprisoned in the Tower of London 1670 for supporting Mary, Queen of The 11th Earl died. His widow Scots. He was later found dead. allowed a castle steward to 1380s remove stone and timber for his Henry Percy built the own use. Great Tower. WARKWORTH CASTLE THROUGH THE CASTLE AGES WARKWORTH 12TH 13TH 14TH 15TH 16TH 17TH 18TH 19TH 20TH Century Century Century Century Century Century Century Century Century
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