The construction of the Castle Keep commenced

Barons met in the Great Hall before signing the Magna Carta

Castle restored to the Berkeley's in the reign of Henry III

Edward II was imprisoned and murdered in the Castle

Great Hall ws built on the site of the original

King Richard II entertained at the castle

First translation of the Bible into Norman French by John Trevisa

Castle returned to the Berkeley's after being a Royal Castle for 80 years

Castle was captured by Parliamentary forces during the Civil War

George Berkeley made first Earl of Berkeley by King Charles II

On the death of the Fifth Earl, the Berkeley Peerage case was contested

William Berkeley became the first Governor of Virginia