Bredwardine Castle
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Bredwardine Castle was sited in the village of Bredwardine
in Herefordshire
, England
beside the River Wye
.
was granted to John de Bredwardine.
family. In the following century it was held by Hugh de Lacy
.
and Maud
but then dismantled in the reign of Henry II
or Henry III
.
In the middle of the 15th century it was described as being a waste site with no annual value.
The ruined castle and manor passed from the family of Baskerville
to the Vaughan
family. Roger Vaughan
was the son in law of Dafydd Gam
and converted the castle and manor into a multi-gabled house. Now traces only of the stone walls of the tower remain.
was rector of the church http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/56658 at the time of his marriage but he was to die within a month or so of peritonitis
in late 1879.
In St. Andrew's church in Bredwardine is Sir Roger Vaughan
's alabaster
tomb effigy
. He fell at the Battle of Agincourt
where his father-in-law, Dafydd Gam
also fell, both being knight
ed as they lay mortally wounded on the field of victory by King Henry V. Sir Roger Vaughan's effigy shows him wearing a fine suit of plate armour, his head resting on his helmet and his arms crossed on his chest, showing he died in battle. His widow, Gwladys ferch Dafydd Gam
, known as the "Star of Abergavenny" for her radiant beauty later married again, to Sir William Herbert
. She lies buried alongside her second husband in the Priory Church of St Mary, Abergavenny
.
Bredwardine
Bredwardine is a village in Herefordshire, England, located off the B4352 road in the west of the county.Features include a brick bridge over the River Wye, a historic late 17th century coaching inn named the Red Lion, St Andrews parish church and the site of Bredwardine Castle.The Wye Valley Walk...
in Herefordshire
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
beside the River Wye
River Wye
The River Wye is the fifth-longest river in the UK and for parts of its length forms part of the border between England and Wales. It is important for nature conservation and recreation.-Description:...
.
Early Norman Manor
Following the time of the Norman Conquest the manorLord of the Manor
The Lordship of a Manor is recognised today in England and Wales as a form of property and one of three elements of a manor that may exist separately or be combined and may be held in moieties...
was granted to John de Bredwardine.
12th Century Castle
It is thought that the castle was built in the second half of the 12th century. By 1227 the castle had become the property of the BaskervilleBaskerville
Baskerville is a transitional serif typeface designed in 1757 by John Baskerville in Birmingham, England. Baskerville is classified as a transitional typeface, positioned between the old style typefaces of William Caslon, and the modern styles of Giambattista Bodoni and Firmin Didot.The...
family. In the following century it was held by Hugh de Lacy
De Lacy
de Lacy is the surname of an old Norman noble family originating from Lassy . The first records are about Hugh de Lacy . Descendent of Hugh de Lacy left Normandy and travelled to England along with William the Conqueror. Walter and Ilbert de Lacy fought in the battle of Hastings...
.
Refortification & Dismantling
It was rebuilt as a fortress during the wars of StephenStephen of England
Stephen , often referred to as Stephen of Blois , was a grandson of William the Conqueror. He was King of England from 1135 to his death, and also the Count of Boulogne by right of his wife. Stephen's reign was marked by the Anarchy, a civil war with his cousin and rival, the Empress Matilda...
and Maud
Empress Matilda
Empress Matilda , also known as Matilda of England or Maude, was the daughter and heir of King Henry I of England. Matilda and her younger brother, William Adelin, were the only legitimate children of King Henry to survive to adulthood...
but then dismantled in the reign of Henry II
Henry II of England
Henry II ruled as King of England , Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western France. Henry, the great-grandson of William the Conqueror, was the...
or Henry III
Henry III of England
Henry III was the son and successor of John as King of England, reigning for 56 years from 1216 until his death. His contemporaries knew him as Henry of Winchester. He was the first child king in England since the reign of Æthelred the Unready...
.
In the middle of the 15th century it was described as being a waste site with no annual value.
The ruined castle and manor passed from the family of Baskerville
Baskerville
Baskerville is a transitional serif typeface designed in 1757 by John Baskerville in Birmingham, England. Baskerville is classified as a transitional typeface, positioned between the old style typefaces of William Caslon, and the modern styles of Giambattista Bodoni and Firmin Didot.The...
to the Vaughan
Vaughan (surname)
Vaughan is a surname, originally Welsh though also used as a form of the Irish surname McMahon It derives from the Welsh word "bychan", meaning small. The word mutates to fychan , and so corresponds to the English name Little...
family. Roger Vaughan
Roger Vaughan
Roger William Bede Vaughan was an English Benedictine monk of Downside Abbey, and the second Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney from 1877 to 1883.-Early life:...
was the son in law of Dafydd Gam
Dafydd Gam
Dafydd ap Llewelyn ap Hywel , better known as Dafydd Gam or Davy Gam, was a Welsh medieval nobleman, a prominent opponent of Owain Glyndŵr, who died at the Battle of Agincourt fighting for King Henry V, King of England in that victory against the French...
and converted the castle and manor into a multi-gabled house. Now traces only of the stone walls of the tower remain.
Bredwardine Church
Francis KilvertFrancis Kilvert
Robert Francis Kilvert , always known as Francis, or Frank, was born at The Rectory, Hardenhuish Lane, near Chippenham, Wiltshire, to the Rev. Robert Kilvert, Rector of Langley Burrell, Wiltshire, and Thermuthis, daughter of Walter Coleman and Thermuthis Ashe...
was rector of the church http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/56658 at the time of his marriage but he was to die within a month or so of peritonitis
Peritonitis
Peritonitis is an inflammation of the peritoneum, the serous membrane that lines part of the abdominal cavity and viscera. Peritonitis may be localised or generalised, and may result from infection or from a non-infectious process.-Abdominal pain and tenderness:The main manifestations of...
in late 1879.
In St. Andrew's church in Bredwardine is Sir Roger Vaughan
Sir Roger Vaughan
Sir Roger Vaughan of Tretower Court, was the son of Welsh noblewoman Gwladys ferch Dafydd Gam and Sir Roger Vaughan of Bredwardine, who fought and died with Gwladys' father, Dafydd Gam in the Battle of Agincourt in 1415.-Marriages:...
's alabaster
Alabaster
Alabaster is a name applied to varieties of two distinct minerals, when used as a material: gypsum and calcite . The former is the alabaster of the present day; generally, the latter is the alabaster of the ancients...
tomb effigy
Effigy
An effigy is a representation of a person, especially in the form of sculpture or some other three-dimensional form.The term is usually associated with full-length figures of a deceased person depicted in stone or wood on church monuments. These most often lie supine with hands together in prayer,...
. He fell at the Battle of Agincourt
Battle of Agincourt
The Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory against a numerically superior French army in the Hundred Years' War. The battle occurred on Friday, 25 October 1415 , near modern-day Azincourt, in northern France...
where his father-in-law, Dafydd Gam
Dafydd Gam
Dafydd ap Llewelyn ap Hywel , better known as Dafydd Gam or Davy Gam, was a Welsh medieval nobleman, a prominent opponent of Owain Glyndŵr, who died at the Battle of Agincourt fighting for King Henry V, King of England in that victory against the French...
also fell, both being knight
Knight
A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
ed as they lay mortally wounded on the field of victory by King Henry V. Sir Roger Vaughan's effigy shows him wearing a fine suit of plate armour, his head resting on his helmet and his arms crossed on his chest, showing he died in battle. His widow, Gwladys ferch Dafydd Gam
Gwladys ferch Dafydd Gam
Gwladys ferch Dafydd Gam was a Welsh noblewoman, the daughter of Dafydd ap Llewelyn ap Hywel, otherwise known as Dafydd Gam, who was killed at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415....
, known as the "Star of Abergavenny" for her radiant beauty later married again, to Sir William Herbert
William ap Thomas
William ap Thomas was a member of the Welsh gentry family that came to be known as the Herbert family through his son William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and is an ancestor of the current Earls of Pembroke....
. She lies buried alongside her second husband in the Priory Church of St Mary, Abergavenny
Priory Church of St Mary, Abergavenny
The Priory Church of St Mary, Abergavenny is a church in the centre of Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, Wales.St. Marys has been called 'the Westminster Abbey of Wales' because of its large size and the number of high status church monument tombs and the rare medieval effigies surviving within it .-...
.