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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

This the Queen effected: the citizens joined the little army thus collected—without their assistance, Froissart says, the thing could not have been done—and made Edward prisoner at Berkeley Castle.

From The History of London by Sir Walter Besant

In Berkeley Castle, as prized mementoes of Queen Elizabeth, are five white linen cushions beautifully embroidered with silver threads and cherry-coloured silk.

From Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them by Marie D. (Marie Daugherty) Webster

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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