The Bodiam Castle, located in East Sussex, England along the border with Kent, is a site that is breathtaking. Made of a sandy, brown stone, the castle seems to float majestically in a water-filled moat. Surrounding the moat is a broad expanse of greenery, making the perfect setting for this fairytale castle. Not always has the Bodiam Castle been so magnificent, though. The Bodiam Castle began simply as a Saxon hall in as early at A.D. 1066, as recorded in the Doomsday Book. After a Norman Conquest, the hall was taken over by a Norman family, the Bodehams, who controlled the entire area. The hall, or more formally known as the Manor of Bodiam, was changed into the manor house for the Bodehams and become the foundation for the construction of the present-day Bodiam Castle. For three centuries the hall was a place of construction and renovation. Threats in A.D. 1385f from French forces allowed King Edward the Third to grant Sir Edward Dalyngrigge a license to strengthen and construct the hall into a castle. Edward Dalyngrigge had came into control of the Manor of Bodiam in 1378 when he married Elizabeth Warddeux, who’s family had also married into possession of the Manor of Bodiam.
Though, the actual Bodiam Castle is not the site of where the manor house was, it is clearly linked. Edward, not wanting the manor house changed, decided to build a whole new castle nearer to the river, Rother. The castle served as a military stronghold and a place of residence for the lord and his family. The castle was never actually attacked by the forecasted invasion of the French. For many years the castle was in peace. In the A.D. 1480’s, the castle was surrendered to the Crown after being besieged. After being regained by the Lewknor family in the A.D. 1500’s, it belonged to John Tufton, the second Earl of Thanet from A.D. 1639 to A.D. 1645. During the English Civil War and after the Bodiam Castle had been victimized by the Parliamentary forces, Cromwell ordered the castle to be torn apart. The inside of the Bodiam Castle was completely destroyed, but the outside was left very much intact. Ownership of the Bodiam Castle has been passed though many hands during the last 270 years. During that time the castle has received very little attention and repairs have been neglected. In 1917, though, Narquess Curzon came into ownership and things began to change. He began restoration and continued in its repairs up until his death in 1925.
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The Bodiam Castle, now, rightfully belongs to the National Trust, which keeps the site of the castle and the castle in excellent shape. During the time when the Bodiam Castle was built, castles were built to last and were to be comfortable and secure for the lords or nobles that resided in them. The outward appearance of the castles helped in showing the lords of nobles wealth and rank. Sir Edward Dalyngrigge, who began the building of the Bodiam Castle mixed what he saw in France and what was popular in England. He borrowed the comfort and luxuries from the French and the strength and stability from the English fortresses. The style in which Dalyngrigge built and furnished the Bodiam Castle made it one of the most modern during its time.
The Bodiam Castle is build with symmetrical towers and a broad open court. The living quarters or apartments are spread throughout the quadrangle sides facing to the interior of the castle and the court. Though the castle is sealed off from the outside world, inside it is open and airy. The way that it was built showed the end of the Middle Ages. The lord’s quarters were well connected with an escape route that would lead to at least one of the three different draw bridges. Spiral staircases led up through the towers and other stairways wound their way through the halls and corridors. Though, believed to be strong at the time and a fortress against the enemies the castle was not built well enough to withstand a large-scale attack. Luckily that has never been put to the test and never likely will.
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