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Berkeley Castle

/ ˈbɑːklɪ /

noun

  1. a castle in Gloucestershire: scene of the murder of Edward II in 1327
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

In the end, the fallen monarch was transported from one fortress to another, until at length he came to Berkeley Castle.

After various wanderings he was imprisoned at Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire.

Berkeley Castle, during the civil wars, was held for the King; and frequent skirmishes took place in the town and neighbourhood.

Exchanged during the winter, he defended Berkeley Castle for a short time against Rainsborough, but was soon in the field again.

I have always, considered it an undisputed fact that the scene of this atrocity was at Berkeley Castle, in Gloucestershire.

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