Carisbrooke Castle

British

/ ˈkærɪzˌbrʊk /

noun

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

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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

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From Brannon's Picture of The Isle of Wight The Expeditious Traveller's Index to Its Prominent Beauties & Objects of Interest. Compiled Especially with Reference to Those Numerous Visitors Who Can Spare but Two or Three Days to Make the Tour of the Island. by George Brannon

Removed before long to Hampton Court, he escaped to the Isle of Wight, where he confided himself to Colonel Hammond and was lodged in Carisbrooke Castle.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History by Sir John Alexander Hammerton

Marie Antoinette, the unfortunate queen of Louis XVI., found her hair suddenly changed by her troubles; and a similar change happened to Charles I., when he attempted to escape from Carisbrooke Castle.

From Folk-lore of Shakespeare by Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer

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