A frontier fortress through the Ages: Brougham Castle’s role in England’s turbulent history

• Features, History, Local History
• 10th July 2025
• Cumbria Guide

BROUGHAM CASTLE: A HISTORY A frontier fortress through the Ages: Brougham Castle’s role in England’s turbulent history. by Jonathan Fraser, Cumbria and the Borders History Around 1214, Robert de Vieuxpont acquired the site on which Brougham Castle would later be built. As one of King John’s chief agents in the north, he needed a stronghold […]

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