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'''Brougham Castle''' is a mediæval castle in northern [[Westmorland]], about two miles south-east of [[Penrith]] (across in [[Cumberland]]). The castle was founded by Robert de Vieuxpont in the early 13th century. The site is near the confluence of the rivers [[River Eamont|Eamont]] and [[River Lowther|Lowther]], a place which had been chosen by the Romans for a fort called [[Brocavum]].<br />
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The castle is scheduled as an Ancient Monument, along with the fort, as "Brougham Roman fort and Brougham Castle".<ref name="EH">{{NHLE|1007186|Brougham Roman Fort and Castle}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
In its earliest form, the castle consisted of a stone keep, with an enclosure protected by an earthen bank and a wooden palisade. When the castle was built, Robert de Vieuxpont was one of only a few lords loyal to the king in the north. The Vieuxponts were a powerful land-owning family and also owned the castles of [[Appleby Castle|Appleby]] and [[Brough Castle|Brough]]. In 1264 Robert de Vieuxpont's grandson, also named Robert, was declared a traitor and his property was confiscated by King Henry&nbsp;III. Brougham Castle and the other estates were eventually returned to the Vieuxpont family, and stayed in their possession until 1269 when the estates passed to the Clifford family through marriage.<br />
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With the outbreak of the Anglo-Scottish Wars in 1296, Brougham became an important military base for Robert Clifford, 1st Baron de Clifford. He began refortifying the castle: the wooden outer defences were replaced with stronger, more impressive stone walls, and the large stone gatehouse was added. The importance of Brougham and Roger Clifford was such that in 1300 he hosted King Edward&nbsp;I at the castle. The second Roger Clifford was executed as a traitor in 1322, and the family estates passed into the possession of the King (then Edward&nbsp;II, although they were returned once Edward&nbsp;III became king. The region was often at risk from the Scots, and in 1388 the castle was captured and sacked.<br />
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Following this, the Cliffords began spending more time at their other castles, particularly [[Skipton Castle]] in [[Yorkshire]]. Brougham descended through several generations of Cliffords, intermittently serving as a residence. However, by 1592 it was in a state of disrepair as George Clifford was spending more time in the southern counties due to his role as Queen's Champion.<br />
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The castle was briefly restored in the early 17th century to such an extent that King James&nbsp;I was entertained there in 1617. In 1643, Lady Anne Clifford inherited the estates, including the castles of Brougham, Appleby and Brough, and set about restoring them. Brougham Castle was kept in good condition for a short time after Lady Anne's death in 1676; however, the Earl of Thanet, who had inherited the Clifford estates, sold the furnishings in 1714. The empty shell was left to decay as it was too costly to maintain. <br />
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==Picturesque ruin==<br />
[[File:Brougham Castle mezzotint, J. M. W. Turner.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Brougham Castle in mezzotint, after J. M. W. Turner, 1825]]<br />
During the late 18th century, the [[Lake District]] became a popular visitor attraction and the sensibilities of Romanticism glamorised such historic ruins as Brougham Castle. <br />
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As a ruin, Brougham Castle inspired a painting by J. M. W. Turner and was mentioned at the start of William Wordsworth's poem ''The Prelude'', and was the subject of Wordsworth's ''Song at the Feast of Brougham Castle upon the Restoration of Lord Clifford, the Shepherd, to the Estates and Honours of his Ancestors''. <br />
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{{Quote|<poem>That river and those mouldering tower<br />
Have seen us side by side, when, having clomb<br />
The darksome windings of a broken stair,<br />
And Crept along a ridge of fractured wall,<br />
Not without trembling, we in safety looked<br />
Forth, through some Gothic window's open space,<br />
And gathered with one mind in a rich reward<br />
From the far-stretching landscape...</poem>|Extract from ''The Prelude'', a poem by William Wordsworth published posthumously in 1850.|align=left|width=33%}}<br />
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The castle was left to the Ministry of Works in the 1930s and is today maintained by its successor, [[English Heritage]].<br />
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[[File:RiverEamontAtBroughamCastle(SimonLedingham)Jun2004.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Brougham Castle]]<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Brougham Hall]], a nearby ruined Hall<br />
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==Outside links==<br />
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*{{EH link}} – English Heritage<br />
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==References==<br />
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*{{citation |last=Cathcart King |first=David James |title=The Castle in England and Wales: an Interpretative History |publisher=Croom Helm |location=London |year=1988 |isbn=0-918400-08-2}}<br />
*{{citation |last=Friar |first=Stephen |year=2003 |title=The Sutton Companion to Castles |publisher=Sutton Publishing |location=Stroud |isbn=978-0-7509-3994-2}}<br />
*{{citation |last=Johnson |first=Matthew |title=Behind the Castle Gate: From Mediæval to Renaissance |publisher=Routledge |location=London |year=2002 |isbn=0-415-25887-1}}<br />
*{{citation |last=Liddiard |first=Robert |year=2005 |title=Castles in Context: Power, Symbolism and Landscape, 1066 to 1500 |publisher=Windgather Press Ltd |location=Macclesfield |isbn=0-9545575-2-2}}<br />
*{{citation |last=McNeill |first=Tom |year=1992 |title=English Heritage Book of Castles |location=London |publisher=English Heritage and B. T. Batsford |isbn=0-7134-7025-9}}<br />
*{{citation |last=Newman |first=Caron |title=The Mediæval Period Resource Assessment |journal=The Archaeology of North West England |publisher=The Association for Local Government Archaeological Officers and English Heritage with The Council for British Archaeology North West |pages=115–144 |volume=8 |year=2006 |editor=Brennand, Mark |issn=0962-4201}}<br />
*{{citation |last=Reese |first=Peter |title=Bannockburn |publisher=Canongate |location=Edinburgh |year=2003 |isbn=1-84195-465-9}}<br />
*{{citation |last=Summerson |first=Henry |title=Brougham and Brough Castles |publisher=[[English Heritage]] |location=London |year=1999 |isbn=1-85074-729-6}}<br />
*{{citation |last=Summerson |first=Henry |contribution=Vieuxpont (Veteri Ponte, Vipont), Robert de (died 1228) |year=2004 |title=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |accessdate=2010-04-17 |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/28276}}<br />
*{{citation |last1=Summerson |first1=Henry |last2=Trueman |first2=Michael |last3=Harrison |first3=Stuart |title=Brougham Castle, Cumbria |year=1998 |publisher=Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society |journal=Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society Research Series |number=8 |isbn=1-873124-25-2}}</div>RB