Northampton Castle was a key factor in creating this website. Research has uncovered some excellent documentation on the castle and the Castle page is being updated during May.

This photo is of Dover Castle which shares a very similar history being of Norman construction over an earlier Saxon fortification. It is highly likely that Northampton Castle looked similar to this image and it is a sad situation that it is lost forever.

Northamptonshire was a favourite playground of Royalty and King John in particular visited the Castle no less than 30 times in his 17 year rule (1199 - 1216). Younger brother of King Richard I he is most well known as being the enemy of the fictional Robin Hood. He was imprisoned here just before he signed the Magna Carta.