Okehampton, The Castle, Lady Chapel 1890
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More about this scene
The original castle was built on this site by Baldwin FitzGerald following his appointment by William the Conqueror as Sheriff of Devonshire. It was from here that FitzGerald ruthlessly put down a rebellion in the south-west. The castle was rebuilt in the 14th century when an extension was added to the keep, and Okehampton became more a residence than a fortress. Though defended during the English Civil War, the castle had in fact been partially dismantled around 1538 following the execution of its owner, the Marquess of Exeter, for his alleged role in a plot against Henry VIII. During a confused skirmish at dawn on 8 February 1643, the poet Sidney Godolphin was killed.
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