Steve Spon presents The White Castle– Legacy of the Norman English & the Marcher Lords Splendid views in 4k with Organ Recital
Castell Gwyn known in English as “The White Castle” was originally called Llantilio Crossenny.. The fortification was established by the Normans in the wake of the invasion of England in 1066, to protect the route from Wales to Hereford. Possibly commissioned by William fitz Osbern, the Earl of Hereford, it comprised three large earthworks with timber defences. In 1135, a major Welsh revolt took place and in response King Stephen brought together White Castle and its sister fortifications of Grosmont and Skenfrith to form a lordship known as the “Three Castles”, which continued to play a role in defending the region from Welsh attack for several centuries.
King John gave the castle to a powerful royal official, Hubert de Burgh, in 1201. Over the next few decades, it passed back and forth between several owners, as Hubert, the rival de Braose family, and the Crown took control of the property. During this period, White Castle was substantially rebuilt, with stone curtain walls, mural towers and gatehouses, forming what the historian Paul Remfry considers to be “a masterpiece of military engineering”.[2] In 1267 it was granted to Edmund, the Earl of Lancaster, and remained in the hands of the earldom, and later duchy, of Lancaster until 1825.
Edward I’s conquest of Wales in 1282 removed much of White Castle’s military utility, and by the 16th century it had fallen into disuse and ruin. The castle was placed into the care of the state in 1922, and is now managed by Cadw, the Welsh heritage agency. Wikipedia Commons
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This is a rare instance of me using someone else’s music. This organ piece in my opinion is up there with the finest gothic organ choral music ever written. It’s atmosphere perfectly conjures up the mood of the oppressive fortifications imposed here on the Welsh landscape. Luckily the day I visited was a fine bright sunny day, however imagine a different weather scenario of big skies full of threatening clouds and the arrival of a storm. The hackles on my back tingled as I sat there and listened to this live organ recital, it blew my head off. the thing with composer Bryan Kelly is that he is virtually unknown , it’s impossible to find his music outside of written score sheets.
Unfortunately, I could not find out the details of this piece of music before I posted it. I had hoped that the youtube algo might find it for me, but it didn’t. So here it is a first for you!
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Music Organ recital by Simon Williams from the Milton Organ performing Bryan Kelly’s “He Died For Us”, Tewkesbury Abbey.
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