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Year Day/Month Title William the Conqueror (1066 - 1087) 1067  Construction of Wallingford Castle  Construction of Winchester Castle  Chepstow Castle begun   1068  Construction of Lincoln Castle  Construction of Nottingham Castle  Warwick Castle built on William's orders Spring  Construction begins on Exeter Castle   1070  Castle at Old Sarum  Building work at Chepstow  Castles at Chester and Stafford begun   1071  Richmond Castle construction  Ely castle ordered   1072  At Durham, another castle is ordered   1075  Construction of Windsor Castle   1078  Work starts on the White Tower   1080  Colchester castle begun  Construction of Lewes Castles   1081  Cardiff Castle construction   William Rufus (1087 - 1100) 1090  Construction of Pembroke Castle  Lancaster Keep  Construction of Caernavon Castle   1091  Colchester Castle passes to Eudo   1096  Building work on Alnwick castle begins   Henry I (1100 - 1135) 1100  Construction of Carew Castle   1106  Construction of Kidwelly Castle   1110  Windsor Castle becomes a royal residence  Construction of Aberystwyth Castle   1117  Berkeley castle construction   1120  Kenilworth Castle formed  Construction of Sherborne Castle   1126  Construction of Rochester Castle   1129  Arundel Castle building work   Stephen (1135 - 1154) 1136  Construction of a castle at Scarborough  Castle at Banbury is built   1138  Exeter castle building work   1140  Construction of Hedingham Castle  Construction of Framlingham Castle  Castle Rising Construction  Castle at Sherriff Hutton   1144  Construction of Faringdon Castle   1145  Construction of Brightwell Castle   1152  Henry captures Malmesbury   1153  Nottingham Castle attacked   Henry II (1154 - 1189) 1155  Farnham Castle demolished   1157  Basingwerk Castle is built   1166  Building of Orford Castle   1167  Construction of Wallingford Castle   1168  Reconstruction of Dover Castle   1170  Construction of Middleham Castle   1173  Remodelling of Windsor Castle  Wallingford Castle repairs   1174  Construction of Bolebec Castle   1176  Peveril Castle Keep  Construction work at Arundel   1180  Kenilworth Castle keep  Construction of Conisbrough Castle   Richard I (1189 - 1199) 1189  Building work commences at the Tower   1190  Construction on Skenfrith Castle   1194  Siege of Nottingham Castle   John (1199 - 1216) 1201  Banbury Castle strengthened   1210  Kenilworth Castle defences improved   1215  Wallingford Castle fortified   Henry III (1216 - 1272) 1216  Beaudesert castle inner bailey   1220  Grosmont Castle building work  Henry III's improvements at the Tower   1225  Beeston Castle begun   1231  Tattershall Castle construction   1260  Warwick castle construction work   Edward I (1272 - 1307) 1275  Major rebuilding work at the Tower of London   1277  Construction of Builth Castle  Aberystwyth Castle rebuilt Jul  Construction of Flint Castle begun Aug  Reconstruction of Rhuddlan Castle begun   1281  Beauchamp Tower at Tower of London built   1282  Construction of Denbigh Castle   1283  Construction of Conway Castle begun May  Harlech Castle begun   1284  Rebuilding work at Aberystwyth   1295 Apr  Beaumaris Castle begun   Edward II (1307 - 1327) 1313  Construction of Dunstanburgh Castle   Edward III (1327 - 1377) 1336  Bampton Castle rebuilding work   1338  Construction of Ford Castle   1340  Building work at Windsor Castle   1344  Construction of Chillingham Castle   1346  Maxstoke Castle licence to crenellate   1348  Construction of Maxstoke Castle  Water gate built at Tower of London   1373  Nunney Castle construction begins   1375  Construction of Bolton Castle   Richard II (1377 - 1399) 1377  Construction of Farleigh Hungerford Castle   1380  Construction of Wressle Castle   1381  Construction of Raby Castle   1382  A new castle at Sherriff Hutton is begun   1385  Licence granted to crenellate at Donnington   1386  Licence granted to crenellate at Bodiam   1390  Construction of Lumley Castle   1393  Construction of Wardour Castle   1395  Guy's Tower completed at Warwick Castle   Henry VI (1422 - 1461) 1440  Herstmonceux Castle construction  Tattershall Castle brick tower construction   Edward IV (1471 restored - 1483) 1481  Dartmouth Castle construction   Henry VIII (1509 - 1547) 1544  Construction of Southsea Castle   Other 1643 May  Destruction of (Old) Wardour Castle

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