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Carisbrooke Castle

British  
/ ˈkærɪzˌbrʊk /

noun

  1. a castle near Newport on the Isle of Wight: Charles I was held prisoner here from 1647 until his execution in 1649

"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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An exhibition of his life and work at Carisbrooke Castle earlier this year was unveiled by the Japanese ambassador.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2013

He was captured and locked up in Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight and still called Inigo Jones to visit him.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2012

Funeral urns and other remains have been found in these, some of which are now in the museum at Carisbrooke Castle.

From The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight by J. Cecil Hughes

The king, however, would not sanction any such proceeding, but put himself under Hammond's charge, and was conveyed to Carisbrooke Castle.

From Charles I Makers of History by Jacob Abbott

The king, given up by the Scots the year before to the Parliamentarians, was a prisoner at Carisbrooke Castle in the Isle of Wight.

From The Children of Westminster Abbey Studies in English History by Rose Georgina Kingsley

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