In 1385 Sir Edward Dalyngrigge, a royal councillor and veteran of the wars with France, received permission from the King to build a castle on his manor at…
Bodiam Castle was built around 1385 by an important local, Sir Edward Dalyngrigge. Its importance as an architectural castle home has increased in recent years…
Romantic ruin
Although it appears never to have seen a battle, records indicate that it was besieged on two occasions, during the Wars of the Roses and the…
Although it appears never to have seen a battle, records indicate that it was besieged on two occasions, during the Wars of the Roses and the…
Owners and conservation
In 1829 the castle was bought by John Fuller of Brightling, Sussex, for £3,000 and subsequently by George Cubitt (later Lord Ashcombe).…
In 1829 the castle was bought by John Fuller of Brightling, Sussex, for £3,000 and subsequently by George Cubitt (later Lord Ashcombe).…