What is Bamburgh Castle?
[[File:Bamburgh 2006 closeup.jpg|thumb|265x265px|Bamburgh Castle]] '''Bamburgh Castle''' is a castle on the coast at Bamburgh, [[Northumberland]]. It is a Grade I [[listed building]]. During [[World War II|WW2]] the [[Royal Navy]] ship [[HMS]] ''Bamborough Castle'' was named after it. == History == The castle is built on the remains of a fort of native Britons. The fort was destroyed by the [[Vikings]] in 993.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.camelotintl.com/heritage/castles/north_east/bambu.html|title=Camelot International - British History - Bamburgh Castle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bamburghcastle.com/history.php|title=Bamburgh Castle - Official History|archive-date=2016-12-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227184643/http://www.bamburghcastle.com/history.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Norman conquest of England|Normans]] then built a new castle on the site. That forms the centre of today's castle. The castle became the property of the reigning [[List of English monarchs|English Monarch]]. Many think that [[Henry II of England|Henry II]] ordered the creation of the keep. During the [[Wars of the Roses]], it became the first castle in England to be defeated by [[artillery]], after a nine-month siege.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bamburghresearchproject.co.uk/?page_id=222|title=Bamburgh Research Project - History|archive-date=2018-09-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902153422/http://bamburghresearchproject.co.uk/?page_id=222|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Forester family of [[Northumberland]] provided the Crown with governors of the castle for 400 years, before the Crown granted ownership to Sir John Forester. When the family became bankrupt, the castle was sold to a series of owners. Eventually it was bought by the Armstrong family, who still own it today. They opened it to the public. == Media and myths == The castle has been used in movies including ''[[Macbeth (1971 movie)|Macbeth]]'' (1971) and ''Robin of Sherwood'' (1984-6).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nnouk.com/nort