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Stafford Castle

Much of this is the ruins of a 19th Century rebuild. The hill is man made . The Normans built a wooden fort here. During the 900s The Daughter of Alfred The Great built a fort here. Aethelflaed was a warrier queen who defeated the Vikings at Chester.

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Stafford Castle Stafford UK 7th April 2025

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