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Berkeley Castle
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Berkeley Castle [ˈbɑːklɪ]
n
(Placenames / Named Buildings) a castle in Gloucestershire: scene of the murder of Edward II in 1327


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Edward II abdicated his throne at Kenilworth Castle on January 20, 1327 and within a few months was murdered in Berkley Castle in such a way that no mark would show on his body, "with a hotte broche putte thro the secret place posteralle.
 
 
 
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