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Thornbury Castle In 1508 The Duke of Buckingham (Edward, Earl of Stafford) started to build a castle at Thornbury. He built onto the existing medieval manor house where he stayed as a child. In 1521 he was executed for treason before he had a chance to finish it. It has puzzled historians for many years whether the castle was built for defence or just to show off. The question I am going to try and find the answer to is: "Was Thornbury castle the last English castle to be built with a serious purpose of defence?" Thornbury Castle has features that make it look like a castle and features that make it look like a palace. For this reason some historians have called it a "Tudor castle-palace". Features that make it look like a castle: Arrow slits: Some of the walls have arrow slits, a few of which are also crossed for...

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