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Hereford Castle

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Hereford Castle
Hereford Castle. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Hereford Castle is a castle that used to be in the cathedral city of Hereford, the county town of Herefordshire, England (grid reference SO511396). Founded sometime before 1052, it was one of the earliest castles in England. Hereford Castle was probably destroyed when the Welsh sacked Hereford in 1055, but seems to have been replaced by the following decade. During the civil war, when Stephen sought to usurp Queen Matilda, the castle was besieged three times; the garrison surrendered each time and control of Hereford Castle changed hands.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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