Suffolk Castles

Framlingham Castle

Earls of Norfolk built a wooden castle here 1101. In 1177, Henry II destroyed the castle, but after his death, the 2nd generation of Bigods rebuilt the castle on a much larger scale and out in stone. Early in the Tudor era, Henry VIII confiscated the castle and gave it to his daughter, Mary. The castle played no part in the Civil War, therefore it was not destroyed by Parliament.

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