Bedford Castle

Bedford Castle was a large medieval castle in Bedford, England. Built after 1100 by Henry I, the castle played a prominent part in both the civil war of the Anarchy and the First Barons' War. The castle was significantly extended in stone, although the final plan of the castle remains uncertain. Henry III of England besieged the castle in 1224 following a disagreement with Falkes de Bréauté; the siege lasted eight weeks and involved an army of as many as 2,700 soldiers with equipment drawn from across England. After the surrender of the castle, the king ordered its destruction (slighting).

Although partially refortified in the 17th century during the English Civil War, the castle remained a ruin until the urban expansion in Bedford during the 19th century, when houses were built across much of the property. Today only part of the motte still stands, forming part of an archaeological park built on the site between 2007 and 2009.

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Bedford Castleは、アトラスの城の知名度ランキングで世界69位（全6,412件中）、イングランドの233件では22位にランクされています。1100年に創建され、アトラスの年代判明済みの城の88%より古い城です（11世紀に創建されたアトラス収録の210件のひとつ）。イングランドが他とどう比べられるかは、城の統計をご覧ください。

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