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Colegiul Naional Barbu tirbeiClrai

Lucrare de atestat

Profesor coordonator:Elev:Veta onuu Nicoleta !dlina

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Mai 2011

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Castles and

"alaces inEngland

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Argument.............4

Introduction.5

Chapter I - Castles in England.........................................................................6

I.1 Short histor...6

I.2 !our most "isited castles....#

I.3 $ar%ic& Castle......'

I.4 $indsor Castle.....1(

Chapter II - )alaces in England.................11

II.1 Short histor.......11

II.2 !our o* the most &no%n palaces in England...12 II.3 +ampton Court )alace....................................................................14

II.4 ,o%er o* ondon15

Conclusion.1#

i/liograph.10

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Argument

When I was little, like almost every girl, my main wish was to become a princess. I

was dreaming of being very beautiful and smart and that everyone would love me. I

would have defeated every witch or ogre standing in my way and, despite the usual fairy

tales, I was the one rescuing my Prince Charming.

But, in order to be a truly princess, I needed a castle to live in. I wanted beautiful

enormous towers, which were very colorful, with a huge garden and a pound in which I

would have had mermaids and dolphins. It would have been the greatest castle in the

whole kingdom.

As I grew up, I discovered that castles are not even nearly as I have pictured them,

but that did not stop me from liking them anymore. hat is one of the reasons I chose this

theme.

Another reason would be the fact that I perceive castles as very imposing monuments.

hey are a proof of kings! greatness, of their e"istence. Besides, castles are full of

mystery. #very single castle has a different intriguing story.

$o, in a few words, these are the reasons for which I have chosen %Castles and

palaces in #ngland! as theme for my pro&ect. A castle is a properly fortified military residence.Initially, they were designed andbuilt to hold down con'uered territory. hey also served to intimidate and strike fear into

the local people, places of refuge or places for the lords to live. hey were impressive

symbols of the power and wealth of their owners.(orman castles were built from the

))th to )*th centuries.

Castles were brought to Britain by William the Con'ueror, when he invaded #ngland

from his homeland in +rance. nown as the -uke of (ormandy, William invaded

#ngland in )// and, due to his victory in Battle of 0astings , William was crowned as

the ing of #ngland, and became ing William I. 1ne of the most powerful ways for

William to take control of his new kingdom, which included #ngland, $cotland and

Wales, was to have castles built throughout the land.

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ntroduction

I* ou are going to /uild something in the air it is al%as /etter to /uild castles than

houses o* cards. eorg C. ichten/erg

,he theme I chose *or m proect is 7Castles and palaces in England8. It contains t%o

chapters. ,he chapters are *ormed o* *our su/chapters. In the *irst su/chapter I %rote a

short general histor o* castles or palaces in England. In the second su/chapter I listed

*our o* the most "isited castles or palaces and in the last t%o su/chapters o* each chapter

I %rote a/out t%o o* them.

$ar%ic& Castle is one o* the most complete medie"al *ortresses in ritain. It is a place

that e"erone should "isit at least once. !ormerl the home o* the po%er*ul Earls o*

$ar%ic&9 the castle is no% run / the compan that also o%ns :adame ,ussaud;s $a"er the

centuries9 a*ter $illiam9 &ings ordered to /e /uilt more ela/orated castles.

Castles %ere not used onl / the &ing. :ost o* the castles9 in *act9 %ere granted / a

&ing to their most loal su/ects9 &nights or /arons %ho *ought "aliantl in /attle and

supported their &ing. ,he &ing9 starting %ith $illiam ,he Conueror9 ga"e his loal

&nights "ast estates and permission to /uild castles. In return9 he e


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3. $indsor Castle - the largest inha/ited castle in the %orld

4. St :ichael8s :ount H it is a tidal island

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I." #ar$ic% Castle

$ar%ic& Castle is the *inest medie"al castle in England9 and is one o* the most popular

tourist destinations in the nited Dingdom. $ar%ic& Castle %as /uilt / $illiam

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Chapter II

Palaces in England

II.1 S,ort ,istor-

In the nited Dingdom9 / tacit agreement9 there ha"e /een no

FpalacesF other than those used as o**icial residences /

roalt and /ishops9 regardless o* %hether located in to%n or

countr. +o%e"er9 not all palaces use the term in their name .

,hus9 the )alace o* eaulieu gained its name precisel %hen

,homas olen sold it to +enr ?III in 151#. )re"iousl it

had /een &no%n as $al&*ares. ut li&e se"eral other palaces9

the name stuc& e"en once the roal connection ended.

lenheim )alace %as /uilt9 on a di**erent site9 in the grounds

o* the disused roal )alace o* $oodstoc&9 and the name %as

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II.2 Four of t,e most %o$ alaces i E!lad

1. +ampton Court )alace - the most inspiring sur"i"ing palace and the /est place to

imagine the lost ,udor glories o* =onesuch9 $hitehall and reen%ich palaces.

2. Densington )alace H the o**icial residence o* Giana9 )rincess o* $ales until her

death in 1''#

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3. De% )alace - Pueen Eli@a/eth I ga"e this /uilding to Bo/ert Gudle9 her childhood

*riend and court *a"orite

4. ,o%er o* ondon - one o* the most *amous prisons in ritish histor and houses the

ritish :onarch;s Cro%n e%el

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II." *amto Court /alace

+ampton Court has gro%n *rom hum/le /eginnings in the 11th centur to one o* the

*inest palaces in the %orld. >"er 0(( ears o* histor can /e e


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II.&To$er of Lodo

+er :aest;s Boal )alace and !ortress9 more commonl &no%n as the ,o%er o*

ondon9 is a historic castle on the north /an& o* the Bi"er ,hames in central ondon9

England. ,he ,o%er o* ondon has plaed a prominent role in English histor. It %as

/esieged se"eral times and controlling it has /een important to controlling the countr.

,he ,o%er has ser"ed "ariousl as an armor9 a treasur9 a menagerie9 the home o* the

Boal :int9 a pu/lic records o**ice9 and the home o* the Cro%n e%els o* the nited

Dingdom.

,he $hite ,o%er9 %hich gi"es the entire castle its name9 %as /uilt / $illiam the

Conueror in 1(#09 and %as a resented sm/ol o* oppression9 in*licted upon ondon /

the ne% ruling elite. ,he to%er;s primar *unction %as a *ortress9 a roal palace9 and a

prison since at least 11((. ,he pea& period o* the castle;s use as a prison %as the 16th and

1#th centuries9 %hen man *igures *allen into disgrace9 such as Eli@a/eth I /e*ore she

/ecame ueen9 %ere held %ithin its %alls. ,his use has led to the phrase Fsent to the

,o%erF.Ed%ard ? and his /rother %ere imprisoned in the ,o%er o* ondon. oth diedin the same ear. It is said that Bichard III ordered their murder9 /ut this has ne"er /een

pro"en.

,he Ba"ens are one o* ,he ,o%er;s most *amous sights. ,hese magni*icent /irds ha"e

li"ed %ithin its %alls *or hundreds o* ears and legend has it that9 i* the lea"e9 the

&ingdom %ill *all. oo& out *or these uniue guardians around ,he ,o%er and ma&e sure

ou "isit their lodgings.

,he ghost o* Pueen Anne olen9 /eheaded in 1536 *or treason against Ding +enr

?III9 allegedl haunts the chapel o* St )eter ad ?incula9 %here she is /uried9 and has

/een said to /e %al&ing around the $hite ,o%er carring her head under her arm. >ther

ghosts include +enr ?I9 ad ane re9 :argaret )ole9 and the )rinces in the ,o%er.

In anuar 10169 a sentr on guard outside the e%el +ouse claimed to ha"e %itnessed an

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Conclusion

$hen I thin& o* England9 I thin& o* castles and palaces. ,he *irst thing a lot o* people

thin& a/out England is castles9 palaces and medie"al *ortresses. ,he are "er imposing

monuments %ith a massi"e importance in England8s histor. Also9 the contri/uted at

England8s *ame %ith their mster and mostl9 %ith the ghost stories.,here are manmths and legends associated %ith castles9 *rom secret tunnels to une


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i/liograph

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el ucien9#nglish castles9 Puest9 1'05

Cho&e/ore9 )etrel9 Castles around world9 =e% Tor&9 >limpia 1''1

Cornmac&9 )atric&, Castles of Britain9 ondon9 Artus )u/lishing9 1''5

+edle9 >l%en90er 2a&esty!s ower of 4ondon

Allen ro%n9 Beginald 1'#6 U1'54V9Allen Brown5s #nglish Castles9 ,he

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Allen ro%n9 BeginaldQ Curno%9 ) 1'049 ower of 4ondon, 6reater 4ondon7

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