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Arundel castle was founded by Roger de Montgomery on Christmas Day 1067 and he became the very first person to hold the earldom of Arundel by the graces of William the Conqueror. The castle was very badly damaged during the time of the English Civil War but they managed to restore it to its former glory in the 18th and 19th centuries. This is a big reason why people get Sussex cottages in this area.

The castle was first built in 1086 and was built as major fortification for the mouth of the River Arun. Once old Roger passed away the property was handed to the crown and passed to Henry I.

During the medieval time period it would seem that mostly it was just handed down to various people and the place saw a lot of owners during these years. The crown once again seized the property after Thomas Howard was executed for conspiring to marry Mary Queen of Scots, it was later returned to the heir of the Earl and all was restored.

The Howard family then kept the castle but did nothing to it as they had wanted to resore other buildings until the castle came into the hands of Charles Howard. 1787 was the year in which he started doing work to the castle and this carried on for many years indeed, he had a big party to celebrate the finished product and then died shortly afterwards.

Queen Victoria paid a visit to the castle in 1846 and enjoyed the experience , the 14th Duke then started even more work on the castle and this is how you see it today held by the 18th Duke.

The great thing about the castle is that most of it is open to the public so make sure that if you can you can take a break from that web design job in that serviced offices Soho office and get out there to pay it a visit!

The first thing to note is that Arundel is a market town and civil parish in the south downs of West Sussex within the south of England. It is famous for its Sussex cottages which is one of the main reasons people visit the town.

Television

There have actually been a fair number of television shows shot on the set of Arundel castle and one of them is the 1988 episode of Doctor Who named Silver Nemesis as the castle of Arundel was depicted as being Windsor castle. In this episode the Doctor and Ace visit England in 1988 in which a group of rival factions, Cybermen, Nazis and a sorceress named Lady Peninforte are all trying to gain control of statue made of living metal. Any fan will of course know that the Cybermen are one of the Doctor’s greatest enemies. The castle has also actually been used in various other programmes such as MacGyver and The Madness Of King George.

Tours

You can of course go on a tour of the castle itself and this is well worth doing if you are into your history as the castle tour really is very fantastic indeed. Taking a tour here does not cost too much money either and the castle is open for banquets and various other things during the course of the year and they are all great fun.

Plays

On top of all of this you will find that you can catch a play on the outside of the castle on various dates of the year and these are usually Shakespeare plays, they can be a real laugh during the summer seasons and the best ones are performed then.

So there you have it, get away from your web design job in that serviced offices Victoria office that you have and get out to Arundel for a really good time!

One of the most incredible places in the UK, Arundel Castle in West Sussex. There are almost one thousand years worth of history in this castle and it is situated on the incredible grounds that overlook the River Arun in West Sussex and was built at the end of the 11^th century by Roger de Montgomery, earl of Arundel.

Arundel plays host to some of the most wonderful holiday cottages and people regularly venture from all over the country down here to see the marvels and history on offer at the Castle and in the town. The oldest feature of the castle is the mote, an artificial mound, over 100 feet high from the dry moat, and constructed in late 1068: followed by the gatehouse in 1070. Under King Henry 1^st (1068-1135) settled the Castle and lands in dower of his second wife, Adeliza of Louvain.

The Castle itself was given to William D’Albini II as he was made the Earl of Arundel in 1155. William later on built the keep on the Castle in the early 1100′s and the Castle was given to him as a gift from King Henry II who was a good mate of his. Since the castle was handed over to William there have been numerous occasions where there have been a reversion to the Crown but now the Castle lies in the hands of the Dukes of Norfolk and their ancestors for over 850 years. From the 15^th to the 17^th centuries the Howards who were the former owners, were at the cutting edge of history, from the wars of the roses, through the Tudor time period to the Civil War. During the Civil War (1642 45), the Castle was badly damaged when it was twice besieged, first by royalists who took control , then by Cromwell’s Parliamentarian force led by William Waller. Nothing was done to rectify the damage until bout 1718 when Thomas, the 8^th Duke of Norfolk (1683-1732) carried out some repairs.

At the moment the Castle plays home to the Duke of Norfolk and his kids.