Arundel Castle is one of the longest inhabited country houses in
England. Many of the original features such as the crenellated Norman
keep, gatehouse and barbican and the lower part of Bevis Tower survive.
Between the 1870s and 1890s the house was almost completely rebuilt and
the magnificent architecture in Gothic style is considered to be one of
the great works of Victorian England.
1,000 years of history at this great castle, situated in magnificent
grounds overlooking the River Arun in West Sussex and built at the end
of the 11th century by Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Arundel. The oldest
feature is the motte, an artificial mound, over 100 feet high from the
dry moat, and constructed in 1068: followed by the gatehouse in 1070.
Under his will, King Henry I (1068-1135) settled the Castle and lands in
dower on his second wife, Adeliza of Louvain. Three years after his
death she married William d'Albini II, who built the stone shell keep on
the motte. King Henry II (1133-89), who built much of the oldest part
of the stone Castle, in 1155 confirmed William d'Albini II as Earl of
Arundel, with the Honour and Castle of Arundel.
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