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Berkeley Castle

British  
/ ˈbɑːklɪ /

noun

  1. a castle in Gloucestershire: scene of the murder of Edward II in 1327

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Nigel Adams, 45, was arrested by Avon and Somerset Police at Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, where he was filming a scene for the TV show.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2025

If we accept 1340 as Chaucer's birth date, as most of us do, he couldn't have lived under Edward II, who was murdered in Berkeley Castle in 1327.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then he was taken to Berkeley Castle, and a few months after the people learned that he was dead.

From Royal Children of English History by E. (Edith) Nesbit

Did I tell you that Earl Berkeley died last Sunday was se'nnight, at Berkeley Castle, of a dropsy?

From The Journal to Stella by Jonathan Swift

Berkeley Castle stands at the southeast end of the town of Berkeley, about one and one-half miles from the Severn River.

From Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer by James Baldwin

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