On 5th February 1441 King Henry VI granted Sir Roger Fiennes a licence which allowed him to ‘enclose, crenellate and furnish with towers and battlements his manor of Hurst Monceux co. Sussex’.1 Sir Roger was also given permission to ‘enclose 600 acres of his land’ adjoining the manor. This licence led directly to the castle and…
Month: October 2021
Unlocking the Castle Archives
Tucked away in an unassuming office, hidden in the eaves and separated from the main thoroughfares of castle life is Room 203. Unlike other, more famous rooms (think Room 101 for example), this is not a room where we send things to be lost, forgotten and done away with, quite the opposite in fact; this…