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Following the Battle of Hastings, Ilbert de Lacy was given the Honour of Pontefract by King William I and he subsequently built an early castle on the site. <ref name="Rothwell Castle Book" /> This early castle was likely a wooden structure (owing to the forest that would have covered Rothwell at this time and the affordability of wood compared to stone) built in the motte-and-bailey style. <ref name="Rothwell Castle Book" /> The man-made motte was likely directly opposite [[Holy Trinity Church]], but has since disappeared due to mining waste dumped there in the 18th and 19th centuries, with a ditch that ran between the Church and castle, which is now Wood Lane. <ref name="Rothwell Castle Book" /> In later periods, a bridge would have crossed the ditch so that the Church and the Manor could be accessed easily. <ref name="Rothwell Castle Book" /> |
Following the Battle of Hastings, Ilbert de Lacy was given the Honour of Pontefract by King William I and he subsequently built an early castle on the site. <ref name="Rothwell Castle Book" /> This early castle was likely a wooden structure (owing to the forest that would have covered Rothwell at this time and the affordability of wood compared to stone) built in the motte-and-bailey style. <ref name="Rothwell Castle Book" /> The man-made motte was likely directly opposite [[Holy Trinity Church]], but has since disappeared due to mining waste dumped there in the 18th and 19th centuries, with a ditch that ran between the Church and castle, which is now Wood Lane. <ref name="Rothwell Castle Book" /> In later periods, a bridge would have crossed the ditch so that the Church and the Manor could be accessed easily. <ref name="Rothwell Castle Book" /> |
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==12th Century == |
==12th Century == |
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[[File:Castle Acre Priory.jpg|alt=An image of Castle Acre in Norfolk.|thumb|Castle Acre in Norfolk: what historians think the original Rothwell Castle may have looked like.|left]] |
[[File:Castle Acre Priory.jpg|alt=An image of Castle Acre in Norfolk.|thumb|Castle Acre in Norfolk: what historians think the original Rothwell Castle may have looked like.|left]] In the late 12th century, a stone building was built in the bailey, that likely formed part of a substantial fortified manor house. Local historians believe it may have looked similar to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Acre Castle Acre] in Norfolk. <ref name="Rothwell Castle Book" /> |
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==13th Century== |
==13th Century== |
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==14th Century== |
==14th Century== |
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A 14th century manor house on the site likely included "a solar (a grand room for the lord), a Great Hall and ancillary buildings such as kitchens and storerooms". <ref name="Rothwell Castle Book" /> |
A 14th century manor house on the site likely included "a solar (a grand room for the lord), a Great Hall and ancillary buildings such as kitchens and storerooms". <ref name="Rothwell Castle Book" /> |
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Henry de Lacy died in 1310 without a son to inherit his estates and thus the Honour of Pontefract passed to his son-in-law, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas,_2nd_Earl_of_Lancaster Thomas, Duke of Lancaster]. Thomas was the uncle of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_II_of_England King Edward II], who it is thought came several times to Rothwell between 1314 and 1319 when the north of England was being invaded by the Scottish. Thomas of Lancaster led a rebellion against King Edward II and was beheaded in 1322, which meant the Honour of Pontefract returned to the King. Local historian John Batty states that King Edward II came to Rothwell again in May 1323. <ref name="Rothwell Castle Book" /> |
Henry de Lacy died in 1310 without a son to inherit his estates and thus the Honour of Pontefract passed to his son-in-law, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas,_2nd_Earl_of_Lancaster Thomas, Duke of Lancaster]. Thomas was the uncle of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_II_of_England King Edward II], who it is thought came several times to Rothwell between 1314 and 1319 when the north of England was being invaded by the Scottish. Thomas of Lancaster led a rebellion against King Edward II and was beheaded in 1322, which meant the Honour of Pontefract returned to the King. Local historian John Batty states that King Edward II came to Rothwell again in May 1323. <ref name="Rothwell Castle Book" /> |
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