Copyright: Production team. 1  Entomology is a branch of Zoology which deals with the study of insects. 2  The word originates from the Greek word 'entom', meaning 'notched' which relates to the segmented body of an insect. 3  These insects are by far the most numerous animals on the earth.
It was founded in the aftermath of the Norman conquest of England when William the Conqueror (1066â1087) ordered its construction because he wished to have a fortified place in the important city of Norwich. It proved to be his only castle in East Anglia. It is one of the Norwich 12 heritage sites. The castle now houses the Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, which holds significant objects from the region, especially archaeological finds.
History. The first castle on the site was an earth and timber structure built by the Normans. The castle passed to Robert de Ros in 1247 and was taken over by William, Lord Hastings in 1464. The castle returned to the de Ros family when Henry VII became king in 1485.Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland, who married into the de Ros family, built a new castle in the 16th century. Belvoir Castle was destroyed in 1649 by parliamentarian forces during the English Civil War.elvoir castle has been the home of the Manners family for five hundred years. The Arts. Belvoir Castle has been used as a location for several films and television programmes: Little Lord Fauntleroy starring Sir Alec Guinness; The Da Vinci Code where it was used to portray Castel Gandolfo; The Young Victoria (2008).