Before this was a stone castle, there was a wooden fortress here, built by the Anglo-Saxons. After the Norman Conquest in 1066, it was given to a Norman baron. But during England’s brutal civil war, The Anarchy, his grandson turned it into stone. At this time it grew to be one of the largest in the region. That was nearly 900 years ago… And it is still standing. Follow for more behind the scenes and history of the castle. Would you live in a castle with this past? #historytok #castletok #histori