Ashby de la Zouch Castle

On this episode of the history roadshow we visit Ashby de la Zouch Castle.

A manor had existed at Ashby-de-la-Zouch from at least 1086. Constructed on the site of the older manor house. Ashby de la Zouch Castle today is a ruined fortification. Built by William, Lord Hastings.

The Wars of the Roses broke out in England during 1455 between the rival supporters of the Lancastrian and Yorkist factions. James butler who owned the estate was a Lancastrian, who was captured at the Battle of Towton by the Yorkist leader Edward IV in 1461 and executed; the Crown seized his estates, including the then manor of Ashby de la Zouch.

In 1474, Edward IV granted William the right to fortify, his manors. William set about developing the old manorial complex at Ashby de la Zouch with new buildings.

Edward IV died in 1483, leaving the kingdom to his young son, Edward V, but his uncle, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, had his own ambitions for the throne. Lord Hastings was unwilling to support the deposition of Edward V and, as a consequence, Richard executed him that June, ahead of his own coronation. This left Ashby de la Zouch Castle, only partially completed.

One can only imagine just how magnificent this castle would have looked in its hey day, what we see now is a shell of its former self, but its history is rich and significant. Why not discover yourself this prominent architectural treasure of Ashby de la Zouch Castle.

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