Замок Хёрстмонсо

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By the end of the 12th Century, the family at the manor house at Herste had considerable status. Written accounts mention a lady called Idonea de Herste, who married a Norman nobleman named Ingelram de Monceux. Around this time, the manor began to be called the 'Herste of the Monceux'; a name that eventually became Herstmonceux (pronouncedHerst-mon-soo).

In 1440 a Sussex Knight by the name of Roger Fiennes petitioned the Crown for the right to crenellate or fortify his manor of Herstmonceux.

He had risen to prominence after serving Henry V at the Battle of Agincourt (1415) and later serving as Treasurer of the Household of Henry VI. He had amassed a considerable fortune and had decided to use it to construct a castle befitting of his family's new found importance.

The building was at the time the largest private home in England, and since it adopted the French fashion of building in brick, the castle of Herstmonceux was unique.

Дата публикации - 2013-11-02. Появление на сайте - 2016-03-29