Following this, Parliament ordered the slighting of the castle, a process that deliberately damaged it to reduce its value as a royal military stronghold. In , Queen Victoria and Prince Albert stayed at Arundel Castle, before which the 13th Duke of Norfolk undertook a large remodelling scheme to accommodate them. The scheme paid off, with Victoria commenting on the beauty of the castle and the friendly reception she received.
Today, Arundel Castle remains a vast complex, with many original features still intact such as the Norman Keep, medieval Gatehouse, and Barbican.
It is home to an impressive array of priceless artwork, such as works by Van Dyck, Gainsborough and Canaletto, as well as a vast collection of furniture, sculptures and tapestries.
It is the principal seat of the Howard family, whose heads have been first Earls of Arundel and then Dukes of Norfolk. It is a Grade I listed building. The original structure was a motte and double bailey castle. Roger de Montgomery was declared the first Earl of Arundel as the King granted him the property as part of a much larger package of hundreds of manors.
Roger, who was a cousin of William, had stayed in Normandy to keep the peace there while William was away in England. He was rewarded for his loyalty with extensive lands in the Welsh Marches and across the country, together with one fifth of Sussex Arundel Rape. For other reasons, the generally accepted first creation of the title Earl of Arundel lies in the year with William d'Aubigny , confirmed in After Roger de Montgomery died, the castle reverted to the crown under Henry I.
The King, in his will, left Arundel Castle and the attached land to his second wife Adeliza of Louvain. William was responsible for creating the stone shell on the motte, thus increasing the defence and status of the castle. Arundel Castle and the earldom have passed through generations almost directly since , with only the occasional reversion to the crown and other nobles for a brief time.
Since the Aubigny family first received the castle, changes have been made and the castle has been re-structured to meet the requirements of the nobility at the present time. In , the Empress Matilda was invited to stay at Arundel for some time during her travel to press her claim to the English throne upon Stephen.
The stone apartments constructed to accommodate the Empress and her entourage survive to this day. In , William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel died and Arundel Castle then reverted to the crown, under Henry II , who spent a vast amount of money re-structuring the building, mainly for domestic needs. The last in the Aubigny male line was Hugh , who died at a young age in The FitzAlan family enjoyed an uninterrupted hereditary line until Upon the death of the seventh Earl in , Arundel Castle and the earldom passed to his five-year-old son Richard.
Thirteen years later, Edward I granted Richard the right to hold two fairs per year at the castle as well as the power to collect taxes. This grant provided funding for the much needed renovation of the castle, which, by this time, had fallen into disrepair. Once sufficient funds were available, FitzAlan added the well tower and re-constructed the entrance to the keep.
Arundel subsequently passed to the 6th son of Edward I who was also executed. Roger de Montgomery was declared the first Earl of Arundel as the King granted him the property as part of a much larger package of hundreds of manors. Roger was a cousin of William's and had stayed in Normandy to keep the peace there whilst William was off in England. He was rewarded for his loyalty with extensive lands in the Welsh Marches and across the country, together with one third of Sussex.
After Roger de Montgomery died, the castle reverted to the crown under Henry I. The King, in his will, left Arundel Castle and the attached land to his second wife Adeliza of Louvain. William was responsible for creating the stone shell on the motte, thus increasing the defence and status of the castle. Arundel Castle and the earldom have passed through generations almost directly since , with occasional reversions to the crown and other nobles for a brief time. In , the Empress Matilda was invited to stay at Arundel for some time during her travel to press her claim to the English throne upon Stephen.
The stone apartments constructed to accommodate the Empress and her entourage survive to this day. In , William d'Aubigny died and Arundel Castle reverted to the crown, under Henry II, who spent a vast amount of capital re-structuring the building, mainly for domestic needs. The last in the Aubigny male line was Hugh, who died at a young age in The FitzAlan family enjoyed an uninterrupted hereditary line until On the death of the seventh Earl in , Arundel Castle and the earldom passed to his five-year-old son Richard.
Thirteen years later, Edward I granted Richard the right to hold two fairs per year at the castle as well as the power to collect taxes. This grant provided funding for the much needed renovation of the castle, which, by this time, had fallen into disrepair.
Once sufficient funds were available, FitzAlan added the well tower and re-constructed the entrance to the keep. Arundel subsequently passed to the 6th son of Edward I who was also executed. FitzAlan was also responsible for constructing the FitzAlan Chapel, built posthumously according to his will. At the funeral of the Queen Anne, the Earl arrived late and then asked to leave early. Richard II later grew tired of his treachery and executed the Earl before confiscating his property.
The next earl, Thomas, married the daughter of John of Portugal. The couple eventually became the first members of the FitzAlan family to be buried in the chapel built by Richard FitzAlan, the tenth Earl.
The crown seized Arundel upon his execution for conspiring to marry Mary, Queen of Scots, in The castle was later returned to his heirs, the successor Earls of Arundel. Although the castle remained in the hands of the Howard family over the succeeding centuries, it was not their favourite residence. Various Dukes of Norfolk invested time and energy into improving other ducal estates, including Norfolk House in London and Worksop.
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