"Warwick Castle". A Medieval Fortress, Owned and run by "Madame Tussauds" Warwickshire, England
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- Warwick Castle is a medieval castle in Warwick, the county town of Warwickshire, England.
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It sits on a bend on the River Avon. The castle was built by William the Conqueror in 1068 within or adjacent to the Anglo-Saxon burh of Warwick. It was used as a fortification until the early 17th century, when Sir Fulke Greville converted it to a country house. It was owned by the Greville family, who became earls of Warwick in 1759, until 1978.
My mother, grandmother and I went to Warwick Castle in 1957. I was 9.
A nice train ride from Erdington. It was a lovely, interesting tour. Not crowded. None of the commercialism spoken of in the comments. I have beautiful photos of the day. Wonderful memories.
Its good to see Warwick Castle again even in video only. Its the 1st castle I went into when my sister invited me for a visit in 2005 bcoz she lives in Birmingham. It made my childhood dream come true- of going/ being in an actual castle! And the memory will live on until i die i guess. How i wish i couls go back to England!
this was wonderful! i visited warwick 20 years ago when i was 7 and this brought all those fuzzy memories into a much sharper focus
I was there in 1975 before the Tussaud takeover, when it was still owned by lord Brooke. They had an equestrian show with a very funny knight who treated the audience as peasants who should be grateful for the honour of watching him practise. Loved the site.
I thought it was nice. But then, I'm from North America. The castle was nicely decorated and the grounds were amazing. I appreciated the staging of the "family" in typical poses. As a tourist, I was impressed. Isn't that the point?
It was beautiful when I went many years ago it was very raw in its time with the beautiful displays inside of the garden party
I remember visiting the castle with our school. Ive heard its more theme park themed now instead of history lessons as it was when i went for the first time. I will always remember that vist and its where my thirst for knowledge about the war of the roses started. At least she is being preserved for future generation's.
@@arborscout my error missing the S of wars. This is the only way to preserve these National treasures. So future generations can enjoy them. Very much worth the visit it really is beautiful..
And still fabulous in 2014. Very pleased to have spent a great day here last week.
Here's to many more visits in the years to come.
Thanks Merlin Entertainment, for an outstanding attraction.
Thank You K.K. for providing this fine documentary. The whole presentation is exceptional. The history of this particular landmark is extraordinary and every inhabitant intriguing. I can imagine & picture York's Sir Richard Neville (kingmaker) and his family walking the grounds and planning out their schemes in the big hall during the wars of the Roses era.
I was about 12 when l went on a school history day out … most enjoyable time it was ❤
We've been there twice. The first time was in 1986, and more recently five years ago. My wife and I love it. They've added so much, I'm glad we took the time to go back to the castle since we were in that part of the country. We especially enjoyed the 'siege engine' demonstration, and the period actors they've employed here and there. The first time we had been there we were among the few, but this time the place was packed, probably because the owners have put in such an effort to bring the castle's history to life by adding the jousting, etc..
Wonderful. Fantastic. I am so glad it was restored and is available today. Sigh.
Warwick Castle is one of my loving castle in the UK
Visited Warwick a few times, we had a great time, the Staff were very nice, --- inside was fantastic, The Great Hall, the Stables & much more, we enjoyed every minute, we laughed, & had loads of fun. We went into the Merlin Tower, the Chapel, the bedrooms, & many others, a fun day out & would do it again. The Bear Pit has now been opened. ----- Plus now there's Glamping -------- :) The Staff were helpful, entertaining, funny & polite, any questions answered. :)
incredible and a great history lesson. I would love to visit this castle
One of the most enjoyable videos ever. Factual, informative and hopefully a trendsetter for ALL future presenters of historical subjects.
Kelly Borushynski it is so beautiful
Been to Warwick Castle. Its a stunning place.
One of my favourite castles in England. Really magnificent.
I went to visit this castle in one cold day in November - hardly anyone there - it was perfect 👌 no lines (cues)
When you think of how much of English history runs through the Earls of Warwick, this castle makes sense. Henry the 2nd was an awesome king, my favorite, nice to hear he was part of this story. Ah the seeds history were planted here.
Thanks for the video. I'm a regular visitor to the Castle but you've got excellent footage here and footage of the view from the top of the towers, a view I've never seen personally having never made the climb so thank you for a lovely video and the factual commentary some of which like the Trebuchet record that I'd never heard before.
Amazing! I love midieval history/ castles
When I visited the great Hall there in 1975, a recording advertised it as the most haunted room in England. Of course, I had heard that one before!
I visited a castle similar looking to this one 3 years ago in Scotland. And the weird thing was, when you get off the grounds and go just a block down the street, there was a
Wal-mart!
True story!!!!!!!
LMAO
frackin walmarts everywhere
I would love to go see this castle. It is part of my family's history.
Very well narrated, my compliment. Thanks.
I love his voice and the castles are beautiful
The dungeon at Warwick is the creepiest, haunted room I've ever visited
Me to... it was so scary in that castle dungeon...yikes..
still terrifies me years later
My kids still remember the Oubliette.
Me and my Husband went to Warwick Castle 🏰 few months ago it is very nice and beautiful around.. I loved it.. My Husband booked again for my Birthday 🎂 coming in October... But something just happened.. So I need to cancel and re-book for next year 😊.. I love all the people working at Warwick Castle 🏰 they're all very kind thanks from Stephanie Huynh 🏰👍
All these areas are in the vicinity of coventry which is a great place to live as it surrounded by Warwick, leamington, Solihull, Stratford. Instead of leaving in expensive towns listen above it's better to live in coventry and visit these towns for a day out and still be home in time.🙂
Hmm! Rather, "Touristy"! Then again, it is wonderful, that the Castle has been preserved, for future generations to experience. ❤❤❤ Roland Singh, Canada 🇨🇦
Maybe, because you visited and are from Canada it’s “touristy”, just saying 🏴
@@letsbeavenue I have always been fascinated by the Stately Homes in the care of The National Trust, in England.
Castles, included. The Waddesdon Manor and Chartwell are my favourites ❣🇬🇧 Roland Singh, Canada 🇨🇦
We love castles so much that we decided to visit and film all 130 castles (and other things) in the care of CADW in one year. If you are wondering why, well, It seemed like a good idea at the time. And hopefully, it is. There are just so many beautiful castles here in Wales and it's well worth going to see as many as you can. Do it!
6:21 as someone who’s afraid of heights, I was totally terrified when I looked down when I went up to the Guy tower.
Beautiful!
So glad it’s still going good 🎉🎉🎉
Cool nice battlements. Nice house. I like the gate best. Thanks
looks very peaceful, ironically.
Beautiful Castle 🏰
My partner booked tickets for us to go. We were really looking forward to it but when we got there it felt like such a money grab and just like a theme park. Him and I were really disappointed, you had to que for everything as it was all turned into a theme park attraction.
There was a theatrical section about the plague and you learn absolutely nothing about the plague, you just get a bunch of people screaming at you... Something you definitely wouldn't have energy to do if you suffered from the plague.
There was a man showing kids exactly how not to fight with an arming sword for £5. As if you hadn't already paid and extortionate amount for the tickets.
The historical value of the castle had been almost completely destroyed and it just seemed like they cared more about making money than teaching the history of the castle.
It was a fun day out but even the "fire joust" at night was ridiculous, it was barely a joust and when the 2 opponents started fighting they were doing stupid twirls and it looked utterly stupid.
I think it needs to be handed to English Heritage, castles should not be sold to theme park creators.
Funny how millions go and go back, we would it's hard to take in everything at one go...Money is money no matter where from, wonder how much it went for....
Absolutely true! Warwick Castle has been 'ruined' by money! I've been on several occasions but every time I visit I feel disappointed that I somehow didn't actually 'see it'... or at least how I wanted to! It's because of all the crowds that it draws and, as you say, the relentless queuing that even prevents or dissuades one from visiting certain parts of the castle. Your description of it as being a theme park is quite apt, I think. For me now, if I want to really take in a 'castle' as one expects one to be, and I always take my daughters too, I much prefer to visit the great 'ruined' castles, such as Kennilworth and Ludlow. These NEVER disappoint either me or my girls and are a fraction of the cost of Warwick... and even free, if I recall, in case of the 'Three Castles' of White, Skenfrith and Grosmont on the Welsh border! 😊
Castles certainly had a theme park feel to them at times back in the day as well.At times they would be bustling with entertainers and visitors. Admittedly, that was not an everyday or week type of thing but when it wasn't a festival like holiday it was more like a compound with lots of hired help.
Total gem.
That's a great cassle my husband is a Warwick also my kids to
Great fun 🎉🎉🎉
Good overview. Makes me want to visit
I don’t recall which year I visited. I enjoyed it very much.
A fine old place. My ancestors were in Armithwaite.
Nice castle. Might visit one day. 😀
Makes a wonderful day out, so much to see and no one is forcing you to pay for the extra attractions, the castle, house and grounds are enough by themselves so don't be put off by the usual miseries who always find something to moan about. Running a castle like that doesn't come cheap and without the investment it's quite possible it would have become a ruin in not so many years.
Such a handsome castle. Hoping that I could visit it one day, I love the castles and specially heritage things. Rigid cost really depressing me, but what to do😭
It's owned and run by Merlin Entertainments. Madame Tussauds is a wax museum
For a time, it was owned by the Tussauds Group, which owned Madame Tussauds, the London Eye, Chessington World of Adventures, Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Warwick Castle and Heide Park.
However, in 2007 the Tussauds Group were bought by Merlin Entertainments, who now also run the Legoland theme parks, Sea Life Aquariums and Dungeons attractions among others. However, to make matters more confusing, the freehold of many of the attractions (including Warwick) have been sold to an investment firm (Prestbury) and are leased back.
Yes I know it was owned by the group Tussauds but not the old wax museums Madame Tussauds 😂
Dan Lympany yes was tusauds I work for Merlin taussards was her prime business until she married when she did her an her husband decided ofr to take the buinness she took full charge of her houshold and business so yes the wax musuim when her and her husband time came they put the hole business on the market Forster individualy where Alton towers got bought by persons then then as persons couldnt afford the new projects decided to sell but then with help of maddum tasurds she bought back and sold the whole buinesses together to Nick varney and he evenkept her staff and bought them out of retirement Wich was jhon warldy and then they advanced on rebuilt the Merlin group and now you have today off Merlin entertainments
Dan Lympany you're wrong.....
Amazing what a structure.
Beautiful
Interesting, I love Warwick.
hello warick castle im from forest lodge and we are going here tomorow
Visited yesterday. The castle is fascinating. Could do without some of the corny entertainment. But I suppose it has something for everyone. Loved all the treasures inside the castle. The climb up the towers was excruciating so avoid if your not super fit!
God if that castle could talk how interesting it would be
to bad we couldn't see more of the inside
marsha dalton too bad you can’t write in proper English, but we don’t all get what we want!
It’s like a mediaeval armaments factory. Swords, suits of armour, horses with armour and a sewing room where flags were made.
I'm puzzled. I always thought that the reason Brits drive on the left side of the road was because of the need to keep an enemy on your right side, (in a historical context). This would mean that lance and sword defenses would also be more direct in attack. I noticed that typical medieval movies made by Americans generally placed armed combatants on the opposite side, blunting their effectiveness. Here, clearly in a British setting, we see the same American style of jousting. What gives? Is it "safer" to joust in a less direct fashion? Why don't they approach in a more direct fashion, placing the attacker directly beyond the lance?
Awesome.
I WONT GO TO THIS THEMED PARK 🤔NICE HISTORY 🤔WHY DIDNT WE GET ANY LOOKS INSIDE ? ALSO WAS IT AVAILABLE AS A PRIVATE TOUR TO PROMOTE YOUR VIDEO ? 🍀🌷
nicely done
this place is fabulous go there
when they mentioned Daisy and Bertie, I wondered if they were going to talk about the fact that she was his favourite mistress. she had a railway built to bring her "swinger" guests to the castle. she held events there that were 19th century key parties. ha ha ha!!!
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Nice history
Interesting thank you!
i really wanna go :)
Hi, could we related? I am John Roberts the great nephew of Lord Frederick Roberts.
Best to get cheaper tickets online or via the Sun newspaper or via those Sun newspaper tickets that are sold by others on eBay. That's how I can afford to visit, I buy tickets as cheaply as possible to save money on the travel and food and drink expenses. If you do visit. I recommend visiting the Thomas Oken tearoom just outside the town entrance. Utterly charming.
Nace video!
I am descended from both King Henry II and the Nevilles, the Earls of Warwick.
OMG cant listen to this guys voice !
Imagine taking a tour or class from him.
And looking back at the class with bugged eyes, hair standing on end, and someone smashing their head on the desk over and over.
As he drones on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on...
Thank you.
Great presentation.
Informative
Pardon the pun but private ownership is a double-edged sword in this case. The castle looks great -- much better than it would if it were owned by the government -- but turning it into a theme park turns many people off. Surely there's a way to do the former without having to do the latter.
Master builders
Bears Tower...where they kept the bears that they dropped on top of annoying people outside the gate. Ive watched too much MontyPython
I will have a castle before I die...
Wonder if I can claim that castle. I'm blood decent of robert the first of normandy and rollo of normandy and we helped william win the war of Hastings and have the deed from king henry granting the lands in Warwick England.
Yea I've got one of them deeds as well. Fancy that, we could be related. How goods your French.
@@shamteal8614 not good but my German is pretty good even tho robert the first was the second duke of normandy and the son of rollo of normandy so they had ties with france.
@@kaelinfinchum2690 Actually to be a little pedantic the Norman's were'nt French, they were Norsemen originally from Scandinavia. In fact even to this day the people of Normandy don't get on too well with the French and visa versa.
@@shamteal8614 all I know is I'm blood decent from rollo and his son robert and they ventured to France durring a raid and rollo made a agreement on one of the king of frances terms to stay and protect france from other viking raids and commit to christianity and give up his pagan ties in order to marry the france kings daughter and settle in what was to become normandy and then fend off any other viking invaders. So I think we did maybe learn some french at one time but I am unsure and I can't really find any information dating back that far so it's hard finding out more on any of my family members back then. I'd love to know the real stories and learn as much as I can but the United States makes it hard finding any of that kind of information.
Are the Greville family still the Earls of Warwick or has the family died out and the title returned to the crown?
I beleive the family's name was Neville..??? One of them was nick named the "Kingmaker" during wars of the roses.
Earl of Warwick aka 'the King maker'
The faces of Winston Churchill and Lady Randolph Church replicas resemble little to photographs of them.
You're going to have to increase the playback speed by 1.25 or 1.5x to not fall asleep
The noob who looted the PARTHENON Marbles from Greece was Elgin and Scottish from Scotland. (Never Forget That) Because you have never apologised or returned them back to Greece. Plus: I want you to know and understand that I pride myself on ripping-off Scottish and English tourists and I passionately enjoy the experience with all my Heart and soul. And It gives me immense pleasure to announce that, indeed.
7:03 *Machicolations!!!*
I have been here. Lots it's cool but I saw a ghost of a yong girl she said come play I was soooooooo scared
Ghosts are demonic
The Warwicks will rise again.
Styxhexenhammer666 my family owned this castle once. We can't get it back now because he spelled his surname wrong. He was a prince and he was black.
He spelt his surname wrong on a document that we could have used to get the castle back
What was the name in the Document we might actually be related
Yeah they will since my entitlement to the Crown and the Castle
Mary Seymour
-possibly-Edward V
-Possibly-Edward 17th Earl of Warwick ( son of Duke of Clarence )
Mary Boleyn
Margaret Salisbury
Edward III
The reason why i said Possibly is because historians in my tree can't decide if if my great grandfather was Edward V or Edward 17th earl of Warwick mainly because 17th Earl of Warwick was under Henry VII house arrest into London tower
While Edward V's son was said to be buried in Upton Northampton next to Mary Boleyn
But i'm still entitled to the castle through Margaret of Salisbury and EDWARD III
Warwicks Boy 2016 I think the document was to pass on Warwick castle to someone else
I visited this castle in the 1980s and it was wonderful about 15 years later it’s changed into a theme park. Very disappointing… By the way it’s no longer owned by Madame Tussaud’s
A bit more factual than our venture there!
When I saw the outside I thought I would love to see this place but then I saw the inside that just makes it look like 2 time periods has collided. I think the inside should reflect the outside. How many such old castle still exist so when finally there is one I would love to have known what it looked like in the beginning of it's time. There is plenty to see of more modern times like the Victorian era so to me that is boring boring boring. Sorry but that is how I feel. It's like if you took Disney world and changed the inside to Harry Potter theme.
MissWitchiepoo but it’s lovely inside. If you haven’t visited, your opinion matters not. The inside is stunning, just as it was when the last residents lived there. It’s *not* Harry Potter themed, our grandchildren loved it here,. We slept in the knights lodges and dined in the banquet hall.
Dear Sir: it is Madame Tew-sews, not too sods!
Dare I speculate (being from Texas) that the knights' colors are of the de Veres and Blounts?
my name is warwick you thinking me name no you
Anybody in the Dungeon?
No Interior photos
Be good if you got some of the surname sounds correct.. Beauchamp, is pronounced Beecham.. And Beaufort you promounced incorrectly.. You said trebuchet correctly though.. Ive seen this very one .
Kris's two swords?
My family owned this castle once upon a time. The person who owned it was my great great great great great great grandad or something like that he was a Prince and he was black. My family have tried to claim the castle back for years but because the Prince spelled his surname wrong we can't get it back.
Edward the Black prince, he never had any entitlement to it in battle so that's why you never claimed my castle, me on the other hand descended from George Duke of Clarence and Edward 17th Earl of Warwick, Or.. maybe Edward V as they say, has every right to the keep, and Sudeley castle but it depends who had it last before the Merlin foundation got their magic in the way of things, so everyone's hanging by the thread for this fort unfortunately xD
" He was a prince and he was black " xDDDD
Warwicks Boy 2016 the document he signed was to give the castle to someone else. By any chance was his surname woods Because my grandads surname is woods and the prince was my grandads great great great great grandad or something like that.
Warwicks Boy 2016 my nan didn't remember the castle name but I searched on the internet and it could have been Wallingford castle and his surname may have been Woodstock but now shortened to woods like my surname is Slattery which used to be o'slagraigh which became slakra which became Slattery but if in Warwick it says Edward The Black Prince it was probably Warwick.
In 1335, the castlewas granted to the Black Prince,
and it was his principal residence, when he was in the country that is.
His wife, Joan the Fair Maid of Kent, died of a broken heart at
Wallingford, when her son, Richard
II, condemned his half-brother, John
Holland, to death for the accidental murder of a court favourite. In the
end the unfortunate Holland was given a reprieve, but it was too late for
poor Joan. Her will was written at Wallingford and she may have been
buried in the Priory, though most sources are clear that her body was taken to
Stamford (Lincs) to be buried alongside her first husband. In 1381,
Richard of Wallingford, the castle's constable, was one of Wat Tyler's
deputies during the Peasants' Revolt. Though the rebellion as a whole was
not that popular in Berkshire.
originaalised, I read that the Black Prince derived his name from black armour that he wore, not that he was black.
Hence the waxwork figures 😂oops
Some castels looks like a prison OUTSIDE....🌍
Great show, however the narrator sounds like a robot.
In brief, a great castle turned into a Disney like theme park. Won't be visiting that castle. Go to Ludlow or Pembroke, or Hever, Walmer, Conwy, or...any castle which is open to visitors because it's a castle and not because it has candy floss and money grabbing attractions.
Bought for £1.3 m!
all the castles here just remind me of another invader's boot on our necks ever since William got here and the many who came before him...
What was the black princes surname he was on my grandads mums side of the family.
rubbish