Framlingham Castle

A 12th century castle built by Roger Bigod, Framlingham has played an important part in English history. Owned by the Dukes of Norfolk for over 400 years it passed to  rich lawyer in 1635 AD. He had the poorhouse built (the left hand end of the present building) and it was extended later to the superb building we see here now.

Mary Tudor had rallied her support to Framlingham when she was declared queen. This was the end of the aspirations of the protestant Lady Jane Grey. 
A major architectural fashion at this time was the chimney, and Tudor chimneys were added to the Norman towers, some without even the excuse of a flue. The jackdaws were pleased. 
Within the original walls, red Roman bricks can be seen incorporated.
Framlingham Church has the tombs of several tudor nobles. The stone one is Thomas Howard, Third Duke of Norfolk. The coloured and gilded one, is the Earl of Surrey, who angered Henry VIII by adding the arms of Edward the Confessor to his escutcheon, thereby claiming royal ancestry, and was eventually executed.

Gallery

The towers are largely empty, which enabled the wall walk wooden bridges to be removed so an enemy gaining the wall in one place, had no access to the entire castle.

Location

Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk and father of the earl, escaped the executioner by the fact of King Henry VIII dying the day before.

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