Buckenham Castles, 1066 to 1649

Aubigny or Albini family

Buckenham Castle deals with the Aubigny or Albini family from their arrival in England with William the Conqueror to the extinction of their earldom in 1242. The decisive battle of Fornham where some 3,000 Flemings were slaughtered in 1173 is also examined. The history then continues with the Tattershall family who inherited Buckenham with Robert Tattershall's marriage to an Albini heiress.

Great round tower

New Buckenham Castle is examined in detail and the great round tower fully explored as well as the castle's increased earthwork defences of 1216. The construction and destruction of the first Buckenham castle, now known as Old Buckenham, is also covered with reference to surrounding sites and a copy is reproduced of the unique woodcutting of the castle which is on display in the thirteenth century Tattershall-built New Buckenham church. The remains of the early round keep are shown above.

British Castles Series

The first of the British Castles Series to be home-published was Clun Castle in 1994. This was a successful comprehensive history based solely on original Anglo-Welsh manuscripts. Since this 32 more followed making up the present collection in the British Castles Series. Professionals and individuals find them useful for their research and interest purposes in medieval history, archaeology, genealogy, and family and local history.

By Paul Martin Remfry

Publisher: SCS Publishing, 1997
ISBN: 1899376283

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