The Castle Trust
Berkhamsted Castle Trust provides education about, promotes and maintains Berkhamsted Castle, Hertfordshire. It fosters use and enjoyment of the castle by the public, and undertakes historical research or archaeological investigation into the castle and people or events of historical significance connected to it.
Berkhamsted Castle Trust is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (registered charity (England & Wales) number 1176286) and has been established by local volunteers, with the support and encouragement of English Heritage, to promote education about the history and significance of Berkhamsted Castle and those connected with it, and to assist English Heritage with the visitor experience and site preservation & maintenance.
Berkhamsted is the location where, in early December 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, accepted the surrender of the English nobles following the Battle of Hastings and became “the Conqueror”. The town benefitted from William’s immediate construction of the castle which, in later years, was occupied variously by (amongst others) Edward the Black Prince, Archbishop Thomas Becket, Geoffrey Chaucer and Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (mother of Edward IV and Richard III, and who died at the castle in 1495). The castle was also given as a wedding gift to three of Henry VIII’s wives. The castle site is now a scheduled ancient monument (List Entry No.: 1010756).
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Berkhamsted Castle Trust manages the Berkhamsted Castle site in partnership with English Heritage under a Local Management Agreement