castle castle refers buildings neighbouring sites london station stand norman fortification constructed demolished king john second medieval palace built short distance southeast destroyed great fire london according sir house london interesting original castle built point old roman walls met river thames east station norman castle stood century demolished king john appears rebuilt barons revolt site sold form great century later new mansion constructed land reclaimed thames southeast castle house rebuilt london headquarters wars roses king edward queen mary england crowned castle house reconstructed royal palace end 15th century henry_viii gave catherine eve wedding henry death house came hands brother law built large extension second courtyard family took parliament civil war restoration house occupied earl royalist castle left ruins great fire london fragments survived 19th century site occupied office called house castle commemorated castle street ward norman castle today reduced new bridge street emerges development london largest river area thames formed western boundary roman city london strategic importance junction fleet thames means area probably fortified early times richard suggests spent christmas fort executed accounts claim triggered argument game chess suggests held fort death granted standard bearer representative king privileges section fort apparently rebuilt norman invasion follower sheriff essex inside roman walls second norman fort tower metres north site castle adjacent church andrew wardrobe southern queen victoria street times office archaeologists found fortifications stretching metres south site proposed development dock mentioned survey gave springs near called later shortened castle inherited son grandson lands early reign henry supporting henry brother claim throne years hands king castle passed count gives date later henry reign honour castle granted king steward parish andrew wardrobe adjacent norman castle roughly corresponds eponymous ward castle eventually inherited grandson barons revolt leader barons revolt king john culminated chronicle relates king john desired daughter forced arms defend honour daughter romantic tale propaganda giving legitimacy rebellion prompted reluctance pay tax dispute plotted welsh prince john got wind plot exiled fled france scotland respectively january king destroyed castle terms king submission pope innocent iii estates restored july according given licence repair castles clear extent castle rebuilt grandson called robert given licence sell site archbishop_of_canterbury great dominican built tower included sale having destroyed king john building required roman walls rerouted military functions castle taken new tower river end walls started great castle builder edward completed reign demolished probably tower inn given privileges lord appears held special place nobility london robert explicitly retained franchises privileges associated sale claimed son robert tried king justices brother tried mayor success suits centred claim chief london created reign edward knights led troops battle banner entitled ancestors carry banner london leaders london forces claimed thames london king banner bearer guardian city london times peace court sentenced criminals convicted mayor maintained prison stocks drowned tied post tide overwhelmed wood wharf invited held great council sitting lord mayor making represent combination post conquest roles feudal constable local office king standard bearer war spokesman danish thing 11th century governing assembly new site called old listed possessions edward duke york killed acquired house marriage widow declaration appears identify building town house built land reclaimed river metres southeast original castle duke gloucester rebuilt house great fire wings shape courtyard excavations shown roman riverside wall south medieval thames street formed foundation north wall new house nearby waterfront known castle original castle destroyed transferred building new site gloucester died days arrested treason house passed crown occupied edward nephew 3rd duke york lord protector kept gentlemen men arms castle pursuit claim throne killed battle london allowed york son crown hall castle whilst margaret campaigning northern england edward gave castle mother june weeks coronation family safety decisive edward brother richard declared illegitimate imprisoned tower london edward brother richard assumed title king castle depicted shakespeare play henry vii new house strongly fortified castle like beautiful prince estate henry alterations included projecting towers existing corner towers henry recorded staying castle attending functions son gave castle catherine june day wedding queen took residence later henry favourite sir tutor future lived castle house passed 1st earl year influential earl castle met end reign mary queen england wife sister henry_viii queen died castle house extended west wings brick faced stone second courtyard formed extension clearly visible view london great fire old prints large gateway middle south bridge arches steps river house remained family 4th earl appointed chancellor university_of_oxford preferred live wife anne took residence castle describing memoirs house secured lying sided english civil war died time restoration house occupied earl fought royalist army defeat worcester samuel records june lord went night king castle supper morning lay long bed day came home late supper king charles_ii arrived london appoint lord earl sandwich weeks later great fire destroyed great fire london depicted considerable ruins standing fire including stone facade river round tower left writing tower converted dwelling rest site timber yards wood running site thames street map shows copper wharf belonged remaining tower sources survived pulled 19th century way warehouses 1970s area redeveloped construction office block occupied site scheduled ancient monument archaeological evidence second castle comes excavations construction house parts north wing original house extension found including north gate entrance thames street east west limestone walls found suggested northerly curtain wall castle replacement brick facing rubble core rectangular pier attached castle foundations chalk mortar built entirely reclaimed land phases building late 17th century identified excavations uncovered corner tower tudor castle codes excavations
Baynard's Castle