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Jan 1, 914
Eastern Rampart Began Being Built
The contruction of this castle began when Danish armies invaded England, and for the protection Ethelfleda, daughter of Alfred the Great, order the contruction of a rampart to protect a small settlement that was on top of Warwick's hill. -
Jan 1, 1068
The Moat and the Bailey Fort Begin their Construction
Using the rampart, William the Conqueror ordered the construction of a moat and a bailey fort, which consisted of a large earth mound with a timber stockade around its base and top. -
Jan 1, 1088
The First Earl of Warwick
William appointed Henry de Beaumont (c. 1088-1119) as the first Earl of Warwick. After his death more five generation followed. -
Jan 1, 1242
The Second Generation of Warwick Earls
The Beaumont family's generation ended because Thomas, the last heir, died without having children, so the title passed to his sister Margareth and her husband, John Du Plessis. -
Jan 1, 1260
Stone Replaces Wood
The Warwick Castle continues being built, but this time in stone. -
Jan 1, 1263
William Mauduit Becomes Earl
Margaret and John du Plessis didn't have any children, so the title passes to Margareth's cousin William Mauduit. Unwisely, William Maudit becomes allies King in the Barons War which brought many problems to Warwick. -
Jan 1, 1264
First Succesful Attack
Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester and leader of the rebellious barons, attacks Warwick and wins the battle which made him and his wife held to ransom. -
Jan 1, 1268
The Beauchamps become Earls of Warwick
After Mauduit's death, he passes the title to his nephew, William de Beauchamp. This dynasty lasted 148 years and became Warwick's golden age. -
Jan 1, 1312
The King's Lover Death
When the political tension between Guy de Beauchamp and Piers Gaveston, the king's lover, grew Guy de Beauchamp convinced him to go to the Warwick Castle. There he was tried for treason and sentenced to death. -
Jan 1, 1350
Caesar's Tower & Dungeon constructed
The Dungeon and Caesar's Tower were finally built. -
Jan 1, 1395
Guy's Tower Construction is Completed
Reaching a height of 39m, the Guy's Tower was finally built. -
Jan 1, 1397
The End of the Beauchamp
Thomas de Beauchamp confesses to treachery and is exiled in theIsle of Man by Richard II. He only reclaimed his inheritance when Richard is usurped by Henry IV in 1399. -
Jan 1, 1445
The First Duke of Warwick
King Henry VI made his childhood friend,Henry de Beauchamp, the first Duke of Warwick. But he was the first and the last because he died the very next year. -
Jan 1, 1449
New Generation of Earls
1449 - Richard Neville becomes Earl of Warwick
King Henry's only sister marries Richard Neville who by helping depose Henry VI and Edward IV druing the War of Roses, won himself the title Kingmaker. -
Jan 1, 1450
The Gatehouse and the Barbican are Built
The barbican and the gatehouse's contruction is completed -
Jan 1, 1471
Richard Neville's Death
During the Battle of Barnet the kingmaker is defeated and dies. Later on, the castle and the estates were awarded by Edward IV to his own brother, George, Duke of Clarence. -
Jan 1, 1478
Duke of Clarence's Death
Due to various acusations of intriguing against Edward,Duke of Clarence is imprisoned and killed. The title of Earl of Warwick is then given to Clarence's son, Edward (1478-99). However, as the last Plantagenet and possible rival to the Tudor king, (Henry VII) he is kept in the Tower of London. -
Jan 1, 1499
Another Earl of Warwick Dies
This time, the Earl of Warwick, Edward, was executed for treason and for having sided with the second of the two pretenders to the throne, Perkin Warbeck. -
Jan 1, 1540
Castle Makes Some Improvements
Some improvements are made to the Warwick Castle: a new roof for the kitchens, reinforcement of the south front, the Spy Tower and an extension to the State Rooms for royal visits. -
Jan 1, 1572
The First Important Royal Visit
Queen Elizabeth I visited the Castle. -
Castle is Granted to Fulke Greville
James I gives the castle to Sir Fulke Greville. The title Earl of Warwick, however, belonged to Lord Rich in 1618 and it remained in his family until 1759. -
Greville is Killed
Greville dies after being murdered by an unhappy manservant. There is still a legend that says that his ghost haunts the tower in which he lodged. -
Prisioners Plan an Escape
Royalist soldiers that were impriosed in Warwick's Dungeon during the Civil War left note onto the dungeon wall, and right after that they vanished. -
A Royal Visit
King William III visited the Warwick Castle in 1695 a.c. -
Lancelot 'Capability' Brown Landscapes Warwick's Gardens
Lancelot 'Capability' Brown was asked to landscape the Warwick Castle's gardens. -
The Kingdom Has Peace.
In 1759 a.d. Francis Greville earned the title Earl of Warwick and reuned the earldom and the castle once more. -
The Main Dining Room is Built
The main dining room in the Warwick Castle was completed by an English craftsmen. -
The Conservatory is built
Considered one of the most beautiful places of the Warwick Castle, the conservatory was built by a local mason, William Eborall. -
Royal Lunch
Queen Victoria lunches at the Warwick Castle. -
Tragedy
In 1871 a.d. a huge fire sweeps through the Private Apartments, and damaged the Great Hall. -
Countess of Warwick Gains Power
The island of Menagerie was used to keep Japanese deer, assorted racoons, Chinese geese, an ant bear, an emu, and a baby elephant. However when the Countess of Warwick gained control of it, she converted the Mill to an electricity generating plant, providing power for an electric car and launch, as well as electric lighting for the castle and power for an electric launch and car. -
The First Earl in Hollywood
The seventh Earl from the Greville's family, Charles Guy, (1928-84), changed his name to Michael Brooke and rtried breaking into Hollywood films. His career's highest moment was when he became supporting actor in Dawn Patrol (1938) . -
Warwick Castle is Bought
In November of 1978 a.d. the Warwick Castle was bough by The Tussaud's Group. -
The Castle Becomes a Touristic Atraction
One of the most famous touristic atractions, The Royal Weekend Party, opens. This atraction introduced wax portraits made by the Tussaud's Studios into the castle for the first time. -
The Victorian Garden is Restored
The Victorian Rose Garden is opened for the first time for tourist by The Princess of Wales in 1986 a.d.after having been restored to its original design. -
The Kingmaker's Touristic Atraction
The multi-million pound Kingmaker attraction opened in the mediaeval undercroft which has been the biggest investiment so far. -
Death or Glory
The armoury touristic atraction, Death or Glory, opens to tell the stories of battles over the centuries. -
New Events and Activities
For those who would like to learn about knights and how they lived in those days they can do Jousting Nights and The Christmas Festival activities. -
Warwick Ghosts
After Sir Fulke Greville's brutal murder, Warwick Castle's famously haunted Ghost Tower provides a haunted house using a mix of live actors and atmospheric sound, visual and light effects to tell the story of Sir Fulke Greville's tragic murder. -
Trebuchet
Warwick's trebuchet is rebuilt being eighteen meters high and weighing about twenty-two tones, making itself the largest in the world. -
Dungeon Opens for Tourism
To show how enemies were imprisioned in those days, they opened the dark dungeon that after many decades has come to life again to show those bloody and scary times. -
The Princess Tower Opens
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Merlin: The Dragon Tower Opens
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Last Atractions is Opened
In 2013 a.d. they opened four never-before-seen rooms for tourist's entertainment.