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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Norfolk » Downham Market December 10th 2010

A romantic, moated manor house, situated south of Downham Market of Norfolk, has been the home for the Bedingfeld family since the 15th century. There are a series of certificates presented by the Edward 4th, which he had acknowledged to build the fort in Oxburgh, displayed in the King’s Bedroom. When Sir Edmund Bedingfeld acquired the castle in 1482, it was in the middle of the War of the Roses. The Bedingfeld family were Catholic worshippers, and therefore their thoughts and life were frequently threatened and suppressed by the Tudor politics. Until the beginning of the 18th century, they repeatedly moved out of Oxburgh or lived abroad. The Bedingfeld family were finally settled in Oxburgh at the beginning of the 19th century. At that time, the 6th Baronet of Bedingfeld inherited it. Tudor style interior and ... read more




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