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Ashby de la Zouch Castle is in the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Ashby de la Zouch is a small market town and civil parish in North West Leicestershire Leicestershire, England, within the National Forest, England....
, Leicestershire
Leicestershire

Leicestershire County Hall, situated in Glenfield, Leicestershire, about 3 miles northwest of Leicester city centre, is the seat of Leicestershire County Council and the headquarters of the county authority....
, England
England

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 . The ruins are a Grade I listed building
Listed building

A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance....
 and a Scheduled Ancient Monument
Scheduled Ancient Monument

In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a 'nationally important' archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change....
. It is managed by English Heritage
English Heritage

English Heritage is a non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom government with a broad remit of managing the historic built environment of England....
.

History
It originated as a Norman
Norman architecture

The term Norman architecture is used to categorise styles of Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans in the various lands under their dominion or influence in the 11th and 12th centuries....
 fortified manor house in the 12th century founded by Alain de Parrhoet, la Zouch. During the next three centuries it was extended. In 1464 it was granted by Edward IV
Edward IV of England

Edward IV was Kingdom of England from 4 March 1461 until 2 October 1470, and again from 11 April 1471 until his death....
 to William, Lord Hastings
William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings

William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings became one of the great powers of the England realm during the reign of Edward IV of England, but was executed to prevent him from opposing the usurpation of his one-time companion, Richard III of England....
 who converted it into a castle. The principal building of this time was the Hastings Tower which was high.






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Ashby de la Zouch Castle is in the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Ashby de la Zouch is a small market town and civil parish in North West Leicestershire Leicestershire, England, within the National Forest, England....
, Leicestershire
Leicestershire

Leicestershire County Hall, situated in Glenfield, Leicestershire, about 3 miles northwest of Leicester city centre, is the seat of Leicestershire County Council and the headquarters of the county authority....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 . The ruins are a Grade I listed building
Listed building

A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance....
 and a Scheduled Ancient Monument
Scheduled Ancient Monument

In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a 'nationally important' archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change....
. It is managed by English Heritage
English Heritage

English Heritage is a non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom government with a broad remit of managing the historic built environment of England....
.

History


It originated as a Norman
Norman architecture

The term Norman architecture is used to categorise styles of Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans in the various lands under their dominion or influence in the 11th and 12th centuries....
 fortified manor house in the 12th century founded by Alain de Parrhoet, la Zouch. During the next three centuries it was extended. In 1464 it was granted by Edward IV
Edward IV of England

Edward IV was Kingdom of England from 4 March 1461 until 2 October 1470, and again from 11 April 1471 until his death....
 to William, Lord Hastings
William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings

William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings became one of the great powers of the England realm during the reign of Edward IV of England, but was executed to prevent him from opposing the usurpation of his one-time companion, Richard III of England....
 who converted it into a castle. The principal building of this time was the Hastings Tower which was high. It is rectangular in shape measuring about by with walls nearly thick on the ground floor.

The castle has been host to many royal visitors, including Henry VII
Henry VII of England

Henry VII was the Kingdom of England and Lordship of Ireland from his usurpation of the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death on 21 April 1509, as the first monarch of the Tudor dynasty....
, Mary Queen of Scots
Mary I of Scotland

Mary I was Queen of Scots from 14 December 1542 to 24 July 1567.She was the only surviving legitimate child of James V of Scotland. She was only six days old when her father died and left her Queen of Scots....
, James I
James I of England

James VI and I was List of monarchs of Scotland as James VI, and List of English monarchs and King of Ireland as James I. He ruled in Kingdom of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567, when he was only one year old, succeeding his mother Mary I of Scotland....
 and Charles I
Charles I of England

Charles I was List of English monarchs, List of monarchs of Scotland and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his capital punishment on 30 January 1649....
. The castle was a Royalist
Cavalier

Cavalier was the name used by Roundheads for a Royalist supporter of Charles I of England during the English Civil War . Prince Rupert of the Rhine, commander of much of Charles I's cavalry, is often considered an archetypical Cavalier....
 stronghold during the Civil War
English Civil War

The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Roundhead and Cavalier. The First English Civil War and Second English Civil War civil wars pitted the supporters of Charles I of England against the supporters of the Long Parliament, while the Third English Civil War saw fighting between supporters...
. It fell to Parliament
Roundhead

"Roundheads" was the nickname given to the Puritan supporters of Parliament of England during the English Civil War. Also known as Parliamentarians, they were the supporters of Oliver Cromwell against Charles I of England ....
 forces in 1646, and was then made unusable.

Today


It is possible to climb to the top of the Hastings tower and to explore an underground passage from the kitchen to the tower which was probably created during the Civil War.

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