A castle built on top of ruins of a former Royal household once dubbed 'the most gorgeous in Christendom' has gone on the market for £2.5million. Devizes Castle in Wiltshire was once owned by the Crown for around 500 years after it was claimed by King Stephen of Blois in the 1130s. Devizes Castle is steeped in history and dates to 1080 when a motte and bailey castle was built by the Bishop of Salisbury. All that remains of the original castle is the outline of the moat and the foundations of the original great hall, pictured. From Royal household to political prison: Who were the important occupants of Devizes Castle?

Source: Daily Mail November 30, 2018 12:04 UTC