Castle Rising Castle new wealth, William built Castle Rising and New Buckenham Castle in Norfolk, and expanded Arundel Castle in West Sussex. The castle was located from the port of King's Lynn. In the 12th century it would have typically have been reached by boat, through a channel in the marshy Babingley River that ran nearby. Following the Norman conquest of England, the land had been granted to Bishop Odo, the Earl of Kent, who may have used it as an administrative centre; there were many Saxo-Norman buildings on the site of the later castle. Although Norfolk was a prosperous region during this
Charles Howard, 10th Duke of Norfolk Charles Howard, 10th Duke of Norfolk Charles Howard, 10th Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal (1 December 1720 – 31 August 1786), was an English peer and politician. He was the son of Henry Charles Howard (c. 1668–1720) and Mary Aylward (c. 1670–1747). He married Catherine Brockholes (before 1724–1784), daughter of John Brockholes, on 8 November 1739. He succeeded to the title of Duke of Norfolk in 1777 after the death of Edward Howard, 9th Duke of Norfolk. Charles Howard, 10th Duke of Norfolk died on 31 August 1786 at age 65. He was succeeded by his son, Charles Howard, 11th