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St Briavels Castle is a moated Norman castle at St Briavels in the English county of Gloucestershire. The castle is noted for its huge Edwardian gatehouse that guards the entrance. St Briavels Castle was originally built between 1075 and 1129 as a royal administrative centre for the Forest of Dean. During the 13th century the castle became first a favourite hunting lodge of King John, and then the primary centre in England for the manufacture of quarrels, large numbers of which were required for crossbows in medieval warfare. The castle was transferred many times between royal favourites in the 14th and 15th centuries and slowly declined in appearance and importance. St Briavels Castle became used primarily as a court and as a notorious debtors' prison, conditions being documented by the p

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  • St Briavels Castle (de)
  • St Briavels Castle (en)
  • Castelo de St. Briavels (pt)
  • St Briavels Castle (sv)
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  • O Castelo de St. Briavels é um castelo normando em St Briavels no condado Inglês de Gloucestershire. (pt)
  • St Briavels Castle ist eine Burg im Dorf St Briavels in der englischen Grafschaft Gloucestershire. Bekannt ist die Burg für ihr riesiges Torhaus aus der Zeit König Eduards I. St Briavels Castle wurde ursprünglich zwischen 1075 und 1129 als königliches Verwaltungszentrum für den Forest of Dean errichtet. Im 13. Jahrhundert wurde die Burg zuerst zum bevorzugten Jagdschloss von König Johann Ohneland und dann zum wichtigsten Zentrum für die Fertigung von Bolzen in England, von denen große Mengen für Armbrüste in der mittelalterlichen Kriegskunst benötigt wurden. Im 14. und 15. Jahrhundert ging der Besitz der Burg mehrmals zwischen königlichen Günstlingen hin und her und langsam nahm ihre Bedeutung ab und ihr Erscheinungsbild verschlechterte sich. St Briavels Castle diente hauptsächlich als Ger (de)
  • St Briavels Castle is a moated Norman castle at St Briavels in the English county of Gloucestershire. The castle is noted for its huge Edwardian gatehouse that guards the entrance. St Briavels Castle was originally built between 1075 and 1129 as a royal administrative centre for the Forest of Dean. During the 13th century the castle became first a favourite hunting lodge of King John, and then the primary centre in England for the manufacture of quarrels, large numbers of which were required for crossbows in medieval warfare. The castle was transferred many times between royal favourites in the 14th and 15th centuries and slowly declined in appearance and importance. St Briavels Castle became used primarily as a court and as a notorious debtors' prison, conditions being documented by the p (en)
  • St Briavels Castle är ett slott i Storbritannien. Det ligger i grevskapet Gloucestershire och riksdelen England, i den södra delen av landet, 170 km väster om huvudstaden London. St Briavels Castle ligger 212 meter över havet. Kustklimat råder i trakten. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är 8 °C. Den varmaste månaden är juli, då medeltemperaturen är 16 °C, och den kallaste är december, med 2 °C. (sv)
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  • St Briavels Castle (en)
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