Actividad miércoles 11 de Julio

EXCURSION SHEET                                        WARWICK CASTLE

• Warwick Castle is a medieval castle in Warwick, the county town of Warwickshire, England. It sits on a bend on the River Avon.
• The castle was built by William the Conqueror in 1068
• From 1088, the castle traditionally belonged to the Earl of Warwick, and it served as a symbol of his power
• The castle was taken in 1153 by Henry of Anjou, later Henry II.
• Warwick Castle was used in the 15th century to imprison the English king, Edward IV.
• In the 17th century the grounds were turned into a garden.
• The current castle, built in stone during the reign of King Henry II, is on the same site as the earlier Norman motte-and-bailey castle.
• Warwick Castle is the subject of many ghost stories. Fulke Greville is said to haunt the Watergate Tower, despite being murdered in Holborn; the Watergate Tower is also known as the Ghost Tower and for most of the year it is home to "Warwick Ghosts Alive", a short, live-action show telling the story of Fulke Greville's murder.