1. What is unusual about Richard’s Castle on the Shropshire/Hereford border?
2. What was significant about the fall of Bamburgh Castle in 1464?
3. What do Deal, Pendennis, Hurst and Walmer Castles have in common?
4. Which English castle underwent a major siege in 1266?
5. Of what type of castle is Beaumaris an example?
6. What did Sir Walter Scott call Norham Castle, which overlooks the Scottish border?
7. Which English king died in Pontefract Castle?
8. Name the castle in the picture above.

Questions (apart from No. 8 ) courtesy BBC History mag. Highlight below for answers:

1) It is one of only 3 or 4 English castles to have been built before the Norman Conquest. 2) It was the first castle in England to fall to gunpowder artillery. 3) They were all built in the reign of Henry VIII to guard against invasion. 4) Kenilworth. 5) A concentric castle. 6) The most dangerous place in England. 7) Richard II. 8 ) Alnwick.