Leeds Castle, England Drone Flight (4K)
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2018
- Leeds Castle is in Kent, England, 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Maidstone. A castle has been on the site since 1086. In the 13th century it came into the hands of King Edward I, for whom it became a favourite residence; in the 16th century, Henry VIII used it as a dwelling for his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. The castle today dates mostly from the 19th century and is built on islands in a lake formed by the River Len to the east of the village of Leeds. It has been open to the public since 1976.
Medieval and Tudor
From 857 the site was owned by a Saxon chief called Led or Leed who built a wooden structure on two islands in the middle of the River Len. In 1119 Robert de Crevecoeur rebuilt it in stone as a Norman stronghold and Leeds Castle descended through the de Crevecoeur family until the 1260s. What form this Norman stronghold took is uncertain because it was rebuilt and transformed in the following centuries. Adrian Pettifer speculates that it may have been a motte and bailey.
In 1278, the castle was bought by King Edward I's Queen, Eleanor of Castile. As a favoured residence of Edward's, it saw considerable investment. The king enhanced its defences, and it was probably Edward who created the lake that surrounds the castle. A barbican spanning three islands was also built and a gloriette with apartments for the king and queen was added.[4] In the Late Middle Ages, the growth of the royal household meant fewer residences could accommodate the monarchy when they visited. As a result, expenditure on royal residences in south east England generally decreased except for the Tower of London and Windsor Castle. The activity at Leeds Castle during the reign of Edward I was a notable exception to this pattern.
The castle was captured on 31 October 1321 by the forces of Edward II from Margaret de Clare, Baroness Badlesmere, wife of the castle's constable, Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere, who had left her in charge during his absence. The King had besieged Leeds after she had refused Edward's consort Isabella of France admittance in her husband's absence; when the latter sought to force an entry, Lady Badlesmere instructed her archers to fire upon Isabella and her party, six of whom were killed. Lady Badlesmere was kept prisoner in the Tower of London until November 1322. After Edward II died in 1327 his widow took over Leeds Castle as her primary residence.
Richard II's first wife, Anne of Bohemia, spent the winter of 1381 at the castle on her way to be married to the king. In 1395, Richard received the French chronicler Jean Froissart there, as described in Froissart's Chronicles.
Henry VIII transformed the castle in 1519 for his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. A painting commemorating his meeting with Francis I of France still hangs there.
In 1552 Leeds Castle was granted to Sir Anthony St Leger (d.1559) of Ulcombe, Kent, whose grandfather Ralph I St Leger (d.1470), of Ulcombe, Sheriff of Kent in 1467/8, had been Constable of Leeds Castle.
The maze at Leeds Castle was made with 2,400 yew trees and was opened in 1988.
An aviary was added in 1980 and by 2011 it contained over 100 species, but it was decided to close it in October 2012 as it was felt the foundation could make better use of the £200,000 a year it cost to keep the aviary running. The castle and its grounds are a major leisure destination with a maze that is exited through a shell grotto, a golf course and what may be the world's only museum of dog collars. There are two castle-themed children's adventure play areas targeted at the under sevens and the under fourteens.
It is a Grade I listed building (first listed in 1952) and recognised as an internationally important structure. In 1998 Leeds Castle was one of 57 heritage sites in England to receive more than 200,000 visitors. According to figures released by the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, nearly 564,483 people visited the castle in 2015 however visitor numbers fell by 30% in July 2015 as a result of Operation Stack on the M20 during the migrants crisis in Calais. On 8 July 2006, Irish vocal pop band Westlife held a concert for their Face to Face Tour supporting their album Face to Face.
Film location
The castle was a location for the 1949 Ealing Comedy film Kind Hearts and Coronets, where it stood in for 'Chalfont', ancestral home of the aristocratic d'Ascoyne family.
It also appeared in the films The Moonraker (1958) and Waltz of the Toreadors (1962).
On the small screen, the castle and grounds provided all the filming locations for a Doctor Who serial, The Androids of Tara, in 1978. Sir Cliff Richard, filmed a live concert here, with Leeds Castle as a backdrop, titled, "Castles in
the Air".
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beautiful England, I love you so much
I go there every week. Good video my friend.
I live 5 minutes away and take this beauty for granted. We have so many castles in the United Kingdom but this is said to be the most beautiful in the world. I would agree.
JH - I just recently found out i am related to the "Wotton" family that use to own Boughton Place in Malherbe , Kent in the 1500's and it is suppose to be about 4-5 miles away from this magnificent castle . I saw a few pictures of their home , but no one has taken a front picture of it , just what's on line . My 13th G.Aunt was Margaret Wotton Grey - Grand mother of Lady Jane Grey - The 9 day Queen of England & Ireland. (What great History i have yet to research)
@@darlatc1169 I live not far from it. I will try and get a photo.
@@jh2419 Thanks so much for your reply . Have you seen the pictures on line of Boctin Hall as they also call it - not very many photo's . Then 9 of my Wotton's are buried at St. Nicholas Church . They all were very important people of the times and they finally married into the royal family . I am from USA and don't travel so i have to rely on google searches and pictures . Also checkout "Groby" - youtube has a great "Timeline" video about my Grey family in which it shows my 14th G.G. Father Sir Robert Wotton on the pedigree . Some of the england Wotton's made it to Jamestown , VA. to settle the new one in America with Capt. John Smith and mine went on to settled the Great State of Texas along side of Stephen Fuller Austin - The Father of Texas .
@@darlatc1169 what a lovely heritage to discover. Merry Christmas from Kent, England.
Wow this is so beautifully done ! Thank you ! Best regards. ❤️🇨🇦
I love this video the music is great 👍
Highlander soundtrack isn't it
going there today cant wait :)
The music is just incredible beautiful 😍
its worth seeing ...
The administration deserves admiration for maintaining it so well .
I’m going too next month. Very stunning of green landscapes ☀️☺️
Siri Mamongkhon - Probably looks even greener now. I took this during that extreme run of hot weather we had last month. The grass had yellowed a bit back then :)
Sussexy thanks I’m looking forward to it. In my vision this place very beautiful like a fairy tale also in cartoon. Will taking lot of photo for my first visiting!
Beautiful castle ! 🌐🇬🇧❤️
Indeed but nobody people around.i could live as a dracula here!🌐🇬🇧❤️
I've been there...it' s amazing.
I have been here many years ago
I wish to go again for the 3rd time in New year's Eve 2018
Does anyone know where the Queen Isabella's bathroom was found/excavated?
It would have been sweet to get some closeups, flying near the walls and under the bridges 🤩
I wish I had. I still had the fear of flying over water at the time, so I didn’t have the balls for that. Maybe next time :)
@@Sussexy lol nice username 😂
on adore se chateau
Can I fly my drone over the castle?
Only if you are taking off and landing from outside the grounds. 😉
@@saber_life website says not allowed though
@@throughhiseyes4548 they don’t own the airspace 😉
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lol, pretty sure the music is Rambo’s theme 😄
Highlander
There can be only one
My family used to own Leeds castle in the 60s dad got a letter asking if he wanted to pay back taxes he said no 50,000 pounds was to much it was turned into a museum
lol , your full of crap my friend , your family never owned leeds castle , Lady Baillie owned it from the 40s until her death in the 70s
Oh man that’s like 100k nowadays maybe little less maybe more? I woulda opened it up to the public for ticket sales and used that to pay the taxes/renovations. Nonetheless I’m very happy it is a museum, glad the public can check it out and we can preserve these beauties.