Berry Pomeroy Castle

THIS IS NOT A FULLY DATED TIMELINE. JUST KEY POINTS IN THE HISTORY OF BERRY POMEROY CASTLE.

King of England William the conqueror presented Ralph de pomeroy the castle, which was constructed in the 13^th century.  But the castle wasn’t built till the late 15^th century. William presented him the castle for his support and loyalty he shown during the Norman invasion of England.

Ralph de pomeroy is now in the doomsday book.

For nearly 500 years Berry Pomeroy Castle was home for the pomeroy family after the Norman Conquest.

The Pomeroys were a very powerful family.

Henry de Pomeroy was a great supporter of King John lackland due to his rebellion with Richard the 1^st. He ended up leaving Berry Castle and escaped forfeiture because he ended up killing himself.

One of Henrys grandsons was a follower of Simon de Montfort in the baron’s war.

Thomas pomeroy was involved in a religious rebellion in 1549. The lands were forfeited due to this.

Sir Edward Seymour bought Berry Pomeroy Castle, then went on and built a mansion inside the walls of Norman castle. Sir Edward Seymour was the brother of Jane Seymour which was the 3^rd wife of Henry the 8^th.

It was Edward Seymour who created the architectural styles that can be seen at the castle to this day. Sadly Sir Edward made a fair few enemies and was later executed in 1552 at the tower of London.

Until 1688 the castle still remained to the Seymour family. Ultimately the castle was abandoned.

In the 18^th century the castle was damaged by a fire.

Due to the dark history of Berry Pomeroy Castle no one has wanted to live in the castle since.

This castle now had been reported to being one of the most haunted castles in the UK.