<P> Various owners have entertained royalty at the castle, under very different circumstances . Henry II tricked his way into the castle, Edward IV was held prisoner in it . Elizabeth I, William III and Victoria all made state visits . </P> <P> Every century except the 21st has seen major building work or adaptations at the castle . For 100 years it was an earth mound and timber buildings . The next 300 years saw the building of the external walls and towers in stone . During the 210 years between 1500 and 1710 the living areas were transformed from medieval fortress rooms to a stately residence with elegant state rooms . In the 18th and 19th centuries the living areas were further adapted, the grounds were laid out and furnishings were acquired in great quantity . The 20th century saw the transition from aristocratic home to visitor attraction . </P> <Table> Table of owners of Warwick Castle and their construction activity <Tr> <Th> Period of ownership </Th> <Th> Name (year of birth and death) </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Construction work </Th> <Th> Other events </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1068--1087 </Td> <Td> William the Conqueror (1028--1087) </Td> <Td> King </Td> <Td> Earth motte and bailey with timber stockades </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1087--1088 </Td> <Td> William II (c. 1056--1100) </Td> <Td> King </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1088--1119 </Td> <Td> Henry de Beaumont (de Newburgh) (c1045 - 1119) </Td> <Td> 1st Earl of Warwick </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1119--1153 </Td> <Td> Roger de Beaumont (de Newburgh) (1102--1153) </Td> <Td> 2nd Earl of Warwick </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Went on Crusade . When Henry of Anjou (later Henry II) invaded England, he tricked Roger's wife into surrendering the castle . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1153--1184 </Td> <Td> William de Beaumont (de Newburgh) (1128--1184) </Td> <Td> 3rd Earl of Warwick </Td> <Td> Rebuilding in stone began, including a house in the castle . </Td> <Td> May have died on Crusade </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1184--1203 </Td> <Td> Waleran de Beaumont (de Newburgh) (1153--1204) </Td> <Td> 4th Earl of Warwick </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Brother of 3rd Earl </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1203--1229 </Td> <Td> Henry de Beaumont (de Newburgh) (1192--1229) </Td> <Td> 5th Earl of Warwick </Td> <Td> Some existing curtain wall dates to this period . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1229--1242 </Td> <Td> Thomas de Beaumont (de Newburg) (1208--1242) </Td> <Td> 6th Earl of Warwick </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Died without children, so title passed to his sister . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1242 </Td> <Td> Margaret de Newburg (Margery) (d, 1253?) </Td> <Td> 7th Countess of Warwick </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sister of the 6th Earl . Although she owned the castle in her own right, it was' taken into the king's hand as a pledge for a suitable remarriage' . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1242--1263 </Td> <Td> John Du Plessis (1210--1263) </Td> <Td> 7th Earl of Warwick </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Married Margaret and was created 7th Earl . They had no children . On the Earl's death the title and castle passed to Margaret's nephew, William Mauduit, grandson of Waleran . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1263--1268 </Td> <Td> William Mauduit (1220--1268) </Td> <Td> 8th Earl of Warwick </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> In 1264, in the Second Barons' War, Simon De Montfort succeeded in a surprise attack on the castle, taking the Earl and his wife hostage . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1268--1298 </Td> <Td> William de Beauchamp (1237--1298) </Td> <Td> 9th Earl of Warwick </Td> <Td> The earliest windows facing the river date from this time . </Td> <Td> William Mauduit's sister Isabel married William de Beauchamp, and their son, William was heir to the Earldom and castle . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1298--1315 </Td> <Td> Guy de Beauchamp (c. 1272--1315) </Td> <Td> 10th Earl of Warwick </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Embroiled in the execution of Gaveston </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1329--1369 </Td> <Td> Thomas de Beauchamp (1313--1369) </Td> <Td> 11th Earl of Warwick </Td> <Td> Thomas built Caesar's Tower and the Gatehouse Tower . </Td> <Td> His effigy, holding his wife Katherine's hand, is in the chancel of St Mary's Church Warwick . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1369--1401 </Td> <Td> Thomas De Beauchamp (1339--1401) </Td> <Td> 12th Earl of Warwick </Td> <Td> Built Guy's Tower (1394) and the wall to the gatehouse . </Td> <Td> Convicted of Treason against Richard II and pardoned by Henry IV . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1401--1439 </Td> <Td> Richard de Beauchamp (1382--1439) </Td> <Td> 13th Earl of Warwick </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Supervised the execution of Joan of Arc . Endowed St Mary's Church to build the Beauchamp Chapel where his effigy takes centre stage . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1439--1446 </Td> <Td> Henry Beauchamp (1425--1446) </Td> <Td> 14th Earl and 1st Duke of Warwick </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Died without a son aged 21, so the Dukedom expired and Earldom passed to his baby daughter, Anne . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1446--1449 </Td> <Td> Anne Beauchamp (1444--1449) </Td> <Td> 15th Countess of Warwick </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> When Anne died in childhood the Earldom passed to Henry's sister, also called Anne, and her husband Richard Neville . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1449--1471 </Td> <Td> Anne (1426--1492) and Richard Neville (' Warwick the Kingmaker') (1428--1471) </Td> <Td> 16th Earl and Countess of Warwick </Td> <Td> Gatehouse and barbican completed . In 1469 Warwick rebelled against Edward IV and imprisoned him in the castle, until Royalist protests forced him to release the king . </Td> <Td> Although Anne had brought both castle and earldom to the marriage, on Richard's death she lost both . Of their two children, Isabella married the Duke of Clarence, while her younger daughter, also Anne, married the future Richard III . They haggled over how to divide the inheritance even though the 16th Countess outlived them all . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1472--1478 </Td> <Td> George Plantagenet (1449--1478) </Td> <Td> Duke of Clarence and Earl of Warwick </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Along with gaining control (although with uncertain ownership) of the castle, George was made Earl of Warwick under a new creation . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1478--1499 </Td> <Td> Edward Plantagenet (1475--1499) </Td> <Td> Earl of Warwick </Td> <Td> The Bear and Clarence Towers were built around this period as stair turrets of a large tower begun by Richard III but left unfinished . </Td> <Td> Edward was 3 when his father George died (by rumour, drowned in a vat of Malmsey wine), so the Warwick estates were held in custody by the Crown . Following the Simnel and Warbeck controversies, Edward was executed aged 21, and the Crown's title to Warwick Castle became absolute . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1499--1547 </Td> <Td> Crown Property </Td> <Td> 1499--1509, Henry VII, 1509--47, Henry VIII </Td> <Td> Kitchens improved, Spy Tower built, and state rooms extended . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1547--1553 </Td> <Td> John Dudley I (1504--1553) </Td> <Td> created Earl of Warwick, Duke of Northumberland </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Earldom and subsequent grant of the castle were part of Dudley's rapid rise to power during wars with France and Scotland . Embroiled, with his son Guildford, in Lady Jane Grey's claim to the throne . Executed by Mary I . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1553--1554 </Td> <Td> John Dudley II (c. 1527--1554) </Td> <Td> 2nd Earl of Warwick </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The younger John Dudley used the title of Earl of Warwick as a courtesy title when his father was made a Duke, and inherited the earldom in his own right when the elder Dudley died . Condemned for treason alongside his father, he was reprieved, but died soon after his release . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1554--1562 </Td> <Td> Crown Property </Td> <Td> 1554--1558, Mary I; 1558--1561, Elizabeth I . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1562--1590 </Td> <Td> Ambrose Dudley (c. 1530--1590) </Td> <Td> created Earl of Warwick in 1561 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Younger son of the Duke of Northumberland . Restored to favour (Elizabeth I visited the castle in 1572) but died without an heir, so the castle again reverted to the Crown . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1590--1604 </Td> <Td> Crown Property </Td> <Td> 1590--1603, Elizabeth I; 1603--04, James I </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1604--1628 </Td> <Td> Fulke Greville (1554--1628) </Td> <Td> created Baron Brooke in 1621 </Td> <Td> Substantial repairs and improvements to castle and grounds, including the winding path up the mound . </Td> <Td> Sir Fulke was granted the castle by James I, but without much of its former estates . The title of Earl of Warwick was separated from the castle, and conferred on Lord Rich and his descendants in 1618, where it remained until 1759 . Fulke was murdered by a trusted old servant, aggrieved that he was not included in Fulke's will . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1628--1643 </Td> <Td> Robert Greville (1607--1643) </Td> <Td> 2nd Baron Brooke </Td> <Td> The Castle withstood a siege by Royalists in 1642, and held prisoners in the dungeon . </Td> <Td> Fulke Greville never married, but a provision allowed the barony and castle to pass to his cousin . Robert fought for the Parliamentarians in the Civil War and was killed at the siege of Litchfield . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1643--1658 </Td> <Td> Francis Greville (died 1658) </Td> <Td> 3rd Baron Brooke </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> He had no children and was succeeded in turn by his two brothers, Robert and Fulke . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1658--1677 </Td> <Td> Robert Greville (c. 1638--1677) </Td> <Td> 4th Baron Brooke </Td> <Td> Robert began, in 1670, the refitting of the state rooms . A work carried on much more thoroughly by his brother Fulke . </Td> <Td> Robert was one of the six peers chosen to invite the return of Charles II . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1677--1710 </Td> <Td> Fulke Greville (1643--1710) </Td> <Td> 5th Baron Brooke </Td> <Td> Panelling in the Red Drawing Room and Cedar Room was installed around 1681 . Also the Blue Boudoir and a number of upstairs interiors date to this period . </Td> <Td> William III visited the castle in 1695 . Fulke's two sons, Fulke and William each succeeded him to the barony . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1710--1711 </Td> <Td> Fulke Greville (1693--1711) </Td> <Td> 6th Baron Brooke </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1711--1727 </Td> <Td> William Greville (1695--1727) </Td> <Td> 7th Baron Brooke </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1727--1773 </Td> <Td> Francis Greville (1719--1773) </Td> <Td> 8th Baron Brooke created Earl Brooke and in 1759, 1st Earl of Warwick in a new creation . </Td> <Td> From the 1740s there began a 50 - year period of major works to many parts of the castle . Francis built a new two - storey block alongside the Great Hall, and cut the passage through the wall to join the two upstairs sets of rooms . He commissioned Capability Brown to lay out the gardens in 1753 . Canaletto painted five views of Warwick Castle at the request of the Earl during his two visits to England in 1746 - 50 and 1751 - 55 . The Chapel interior was refitted in 1759 . The State Dining Room was completed in 1765, as was the stable block . </Td> <Td> When the last of the Rich family died without heir, Francis successfully petitioned for the Earldom, and founded the fourth creation of the Earls of Warwick . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1773--1816 </Td> <Td> George Greville (1746--1816) </Td> <Td> 2nd Earl of Warwick </Td> <Td> George acquired many of the pictures, books, arms and armour that still furnish the castle . He bought a huge Roman vase, and built the conservatory to house it . He cut through the bedrock to create a winding driveway, made the lake, and planted the grounds with trees . </Td> <Td> The expense of these and other projects bankrupted the Earl for some years from 1804 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1816--1853 </Td> <Td> Henry Richard Greville (1779--1853) </Td> <Td> 3rd Earl of Warwick </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1853--1893 </Td> <Td> George Guy Greville (1818--1893) </Td> <Td> 4th Earl of Warwick </Td> <Td> Substantial repairs were undertaken following a fire in the Great Hall in 1871, paid for by public subscription . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1893--1924 </Td> <Td> Francis Richard Greville (1853--1924) </Td> <Td> 5th Earl of Warwick </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1924--1928 </Td> <Td> Leopold Guy Greville (1882--1928) </Td> <Td> 6th Earl of Warwick </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1928--1967 </Td> <Td> Charles Guy Greville (1911--1984) </Td> <Td> 7th Earl of Warwick </Td> <Td> In 1967 the 7th Earl gave his estates absolutely to his only son David, Lord Brooke and deserted them to avoid future death duties . </Td> <Td> Charles retired to Rome and Switzerland where he died in 1984 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1967 - 1978 . </Td> <Td> David Robin Francis Guy Greville, 8th Earl of Warwick (1934 - 1996) </Td> <Td> 8th Earl of Warwick </Td> <Td> In 1978 the castle and many of its contents were sold, reportedly as a 99 - year lease, to Tussauds Group . </Td> <Td> Lord Brooke, having sold the castle in 1978 inherited the Earldom in 1984 and was succeeded by Guy 9th Earl of Warwick in 1996 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1978--2007 </Td> <Td> Tussauds Group </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The castle was converted from private residence (although open to the public) to a major visitor attraction . </Td> <Td> Tussauds was owned by S Pearson and Son (to 1999), Charterhouse Development Capital (to 2005) and Dubai International Capital (to 2007). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2007--present </Td> <Td> Merlin Entertainments Group </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bought by Blackstone Group and Tussauds Group was merged with other holdings to form Merlin Entertainments </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Period of ownership </Th> <Th> Name (year of birth and death) </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Construction work </Th> <Th> Other events </Th> </Tr>

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