NEWARK CASTLE

HISTORY

• Originally a fortified Saxon manor
• Alexander, bishop of Lincoln, founded the castle in the mid 12th century
• Built on the River Trent
• Originally a timber castle
• Rebuilt in stone near the end of the century
• Dismantled after the English Civil War
• Restored partially by Anthony Salvin in 1840
• Then by the corporation of Newark in 1889

Interesting fact:
King John died in the castle after consuming the infamous 'surfeit of peaches'.

THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

• The town was a cornerstone of the royalist cause
• Attacked in February 1643.
• Attacked again near the end of 1644 by forces of Nottingham, Lincoln and Derby.
• Parliament started a new siege in January 1645 followed by more raiding.

THE CIVIL WAR CONT.

• Final siege began November 1645 and ended May 1646 when the town was ordered to surrender.
• After the war defences were destroyed, including the castle which remains in the same condition today.

Untitled Slide

LOCAL ATTRACTIONS

• St. Mary Magdalene Church
• Elston Church
• Cotham, St. Michael's Church
• The Workhouse
• Southwell Minster
• Low Marnham, St. Wilfrid's Church
• Fulbeck Manor
• Aubourn Hall

THIS IS THE END