Alnwick Castle – the Border Fortress of the Dukes of Northumberland
Alnwick Castle is a vast stone fortress, guarding the nearby River Aln in Northumberland. Its history dates back to the Norman times, when Alnwick was part of the powerful Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria. Early in the 11th century, Northumbria came under attack from Malcolm II …
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