In April 2014 Jared and I visited Moreton Corbet Castle. The ruins from this castle is from two different eras; A medieval stronghold and an
Elizabethan era manor house.
Peter Toret was lord of Moreton Corbet by
1166 and it is likely that he was living in the castle. In February 1216
William Marshall stormed Moreton Corbet castle on behalf of King John
of England against Bartholomew Toret. At this time the castle was known
as Moreton Toret Castle.
In 1235
Bartholomew died and Richard de Corbet, his son-in-law, inherited the
castle and changed its name to Moreton Corbet. The castle next saw
action in the English Civil War when the castle changed hands at least
four times. The castle was under siege on more than one occasion, and
badly damaged in the fighting. At one time, the castle was captured by
just ten parliamentary troops.
It was finally taken from what amounted
to a 'home guard' force by a crack Parliamentarian regiment.
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