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Castle, divided into apartments. C12; ruinous when acquired by Lord Crewe in 1704 and made habitable after his death by Dr. Sharpe ... Acquired by Lord
Armstrong, who had extensive restoration and rebuilding of high quality by C.J. Ferguson, 1894-1904. Squared sandstone and
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Kirton, Joanne; Young, Graeme (2017). "Excavations at
Bamburgh: New Revelations in Light of Recent Investigations at the Core of the Castle Complex".
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Bambrough parish, from 1866 Bamburgh Castle was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 and merged with Bamburgh.
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1164:'An English empire: Bede and the early Anglo-Saxon kings' by N. J. Higham, Manchester University Press ND, 1995,
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1759:"Relationships and changes Bamburgh Castle Tn/CP through time"
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Todd, John M. (2004). "Oldcoates, Sir Philip of (d. 1220)".
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The castle and also the village provide the setting for the
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The castle was briefly retaken by the Britons from his son
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Historic Sites of Northumberland & Newcastle upon Tyne
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Bamburgh Castle and village appeared in 2018 racing game
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passed it on to his wife Bebba, from whom the early name
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Yeavering: an Anglo-British centre of early Northumbria
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1237:. Northumberland Gazette. 4 June 2013. Archived from
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2106:. The Journal. 27 February 2014. Archived from
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1904:"A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"
1837:. The Journal. 4 October 2005. Archived from
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1320:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
1266:. Castles, forts and battles. Archived from
891:A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
435:reign, the castle was under the control of
2896:Locations associated with Arthurian legend
2871:Grade I listed buildings in Northumberland
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1835:"Cornwell's incredible link with Bamburgh"
1349:"Siege of Bamburgh Castle, June-July 1464"
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234:The site was originally the location of a
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27:Medieval castle in Northumberland, England
2777:North Yorkshire (North East England part)
1686:"Armstrong and Aviation Artefacts Museum"
431:During the civil wars at the end of King
2891:Technology museums in the United Kingdom
2881:Historic house museums in Northumberland
1928:. Yorkshire Film Archive. Archived from
1382:"St Aidan Bamburgh History and Heritage"
871:Selected film and television appearances
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2911:Former civil parishes in Northumberland
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2276:The David & Charles Book of Castles
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359:was captured by the Anglo-Saxon ruler
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1906:. Times Higher Education. 6 July 2011
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2196:Meechan, Simon (21 September 2018).
2021:"A castle fit for a celluloid Queen"
741:The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh
451:, the "Kingmaker", on behalf of the
348:people, from the realm's foundation
1782:"BBC Radio 4 Land Lines - Bamburgh"
1761:. A Vision of Britain through Time
1739:. A Vision of Britain through Time
1585:"Rare sword had 7th Century bling"
1541:National Heritage List for England
1122:National Heritage List for England
1091:National Heritage List for England
738:The castle features in the ballad
625:Northumberland Sound Mapping Study
363:(Beornice) and became Ida's seat.
59:Bamburgh Castle from the southwest
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2049:. The Chronicle. 5 September 2016
1688:. Bamburgh Castle. Archived from
1214:"Historia Brittonum, 8th century"
1144:"Bernaccia (Bryneich / Berneich)"
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1716:A Vision of Britain through Time
1666:. Church Times. 29 November 2019
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1432:. History Today. 11 August 2015
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522:Dissolution of the Monasteries
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2297:. Bamburgh Research Project.
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1334:UK public library membership
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215:, on the northeast coast of
2252:Dodds, Glen Lyndon (1999).
2230:. Stationery Office Books.
2226:Hope-Taylor, Brian (1977).
2130:"Filming & photoshoots"
1926:"Becket at Bamburgh (1963)"
1882:"Filming & photoshoots"
1613:. Bamburgh Research Project
679:St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh
668:Professor Charlotte Roberts
526:Lord Crew, Bishop of Durham
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1813:. Broadview. p. 536.
1536:"Alnwick Castle (1371308)"
1370:Skulldugerous John Forster
727:Metropolitan Museum of Art
590:An 1825 plan of the castle
2866:History of Northumberland
2856:Castles in Northumberland
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2272:Fry, Plantagenet Somerset
1190:The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
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1202:Hope-Taylor, pp. 292-293
321:Built on top of a black
1786:www.englandinparticular
651:Archaeology at Bamburgh
2293:Young, Graeme (2003).
2070:Archaeological Journal
1807:Black, Joseph (2016).
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790:The Lords of the North
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1932:on 27 September 2020
1780:Westwood, Jennifer.
1388:on 15 September 2019
923:Mary, Queen of Scots
246:from its foundation
219:, by the village of
1861:"LJ Ross's website"
1457:. William Armstrong
1347:Rickard, J (2013).
1146:. The History Files
997:in September 2006.
691:Armstrong Whitworth
596:Dunstanburgh Castle
437:Philip of Oldcoates
408:probably built the
399:Earl of Northumbria
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2837:Castles in England
2459:North East England
2398:North East England
1295:. Historic England
952:2011: Channel 4's
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600:Lindisfarne Castle
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2175:"Bamburgh Castle"
2027:. 25 October 1998
1998:. Movie Locations
1976:. Movie Locations
1954:. Movie Locations
1884:. Bamburgh Castle
1455:"Bamburgh Castle"
1332:(Subscription or
1293:"Bamburgh Castle"
1264:"Bamburgh Castle"
1178:978-0-7190-4423-6
939:Robin of Sherwood
784:The Pale Horseman
772:The Saxon Stories
672:Durham University
657:Brian Hope-Taylor
562:Bamborough Castle
505:Theodoor Rombouts
441:Wars of the Roses
395:Robert de Mowbray
275:William Armstrong
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778:The Last Kingdom
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