Bridgnorth Castle

Bridgnorth Castle is a castle in the town of Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.

 Details 
The castle was founded in 1101 by Robert de Belleme. He tortured men and women and was even said to have gouged his godson's eyes out with his own fingernails.Kathleen Thompson, 'Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Bellême', Journal of Medieval History, Vol. 20 (1994), p. 133

During the English Civil War, in 1646, Oliver Cromwell and his cavaliers attacked roundhead Bridgnorth. By the time the castle was in ruins, the entire town was on fire. After a three-week siege, Cromwell was successful and he ordered that the castle be demolished in 1647.Bridgnorth Castle , ShropshireTourism.co.uk, accessed May 2010

The castle leans at more of an angle than the Leaning Tower of Pisa by 4 times.The Leaning Tower of Bridgnorth, Shropshire, Time Team, episode aired 18 March 2001, accessed May 2010

 Related pages 
Lavington's hole

 References 

 Sources 
 Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, The David & Charles Book of Castles, David & Charles, 1980. 

Category:Castles in England
Category:Buildings and structures in Shropshire
Category:12th-century buildings and structures