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Dorothy Davies
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posted 11-01-2004 07:15 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Dorothy Davies     Edit/Delete Message
can anyone help with information on Fotheringay castle, Northamptonshire, birthplace of Richard III of England? I understand the castle no longer exists but would like at least an approximate idea of its size and capacity to help me with the book I am writing about Richard III. I guess it was a standard castle with moat, etc and towers, but apart from that - any help would be appreciated.

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Dee

Peter
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posted 11-01-2004 03:31 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Peter   Click Here to Email Peter     Edit/Delete Message
The earthworks do remain at Fortheringay castle, also a section of walling down by the river. This walling is only a piece that has rolled down the slope. If I recall correctly, I have a reconstruction drawing of it somewhere. Will see if I can find it for you.
Peter

Peter
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posted 11-01-2004 04:01 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Peter   Click Here to Email Peter     Edit/Delete Message
There is now a picture posted under English castles.
Peter.

Dorothy Davies
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posted 11-02-2004 04:52 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Dorothy Davies     Edit/Delete Message
thanks for the reply, Peter, appreciated. Please forgive this idiot's total ignorance, where do I find English Castles on the site?

what do you think of the coincidence of Dan Cruikshank discussing castles on BBC last night and then David Starkey on Channel 4 doing the Monarchy series, mentioning castles!!!!

Peter
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posted 11-02-2004 02:23 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Peter   Click Here to Email Peter     Edit/Delete Message
Sorry .... if you go to the 'photo' section. There are hundreds of pic's there of all over the world.
Perhaps some ideas as well for you.
Peter

Dorothy Davies
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posted 11-03-2004 05:05 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Dorothy Davies     Edit/Delete Message
much appreciated, thank you! If you do have the reconstruction drawing, it would be great, otherwise I will take a chance on it being a 'conservative' castle, nothing different, castle building appeared to follow a pattern anyway. I guess it was very secure or Mary Queen of Scots would not have been held there. I would like to know what it was like as a family home when Richard III was a young boy there.

Dorothy Davies
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posted 11-04-2004 10:00 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Dorothy Davies     Edit/Delete Message
I have found a small but good 'reconstruction' picture of Fotheringay castle on the Richard III Society website which gives me a good indication of what it was like, quite impressive, actually. I wonder if the Society would swap links with you so Castle Quest people can see it?

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Dee

ipflo
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posted 11-04-2004 03:07 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for ipflo   Click Here to Email ipflo     Edit/Delete Message
hi

Also found the picture you mention:
http://www.richardiii.net/richardiii_biography.htm

ipflo

ipflo
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posted 11-04-2004 03:11 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for ipflo   Click Here to Email ipflo     Edit/Delete Message
Hi

And also found a bigger reconstruction picture:
http://www.caithness.org/caithness/castles/noncaithness/fotheringaycastlereconstruction.htm

ipflo

Dorothy Davies
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posted 11-05-2004 04:31 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Dorothy Davies     Edit/Delete Message
that's wonderful, thank you so much!

It's all very well to say Richard was born in Fotheringay castle, but where did he play, roam about, learn to ride, now I can see where it all happened and it's a great help. I really do appreciate it.

Dorothy Davies
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posted 12-02-2004 11:03 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Dorothy Davies     Edit/Delete Message
as a follow up, 'Caithness', I am bidding for a limited edition paperweight made in Caithness to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Richard III's coronation. I think I am in with a good chance of getting it. Surprising how these things link to one another, a Caithness link for the Fotheringhay reconstruction drawing and then the paperweight comes up for sale.

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