Strong and imposing, Goodrich Castle was equipped with the
most up to date defensive features, including drawbridges
arrow-loops and two concentric curtain walls.
A French nobleman called William de Valence built much of
what is still visible at Goodrich in the late 13th century.
Valence's nephew was King Edward I (1272-1307), which meant
he had powerful connections at court. However, Valence was
not very popular with other nobles, who viewed him as a foreign
upstart. Valence's rebuilding of Goodrich sent a powerful
message that - like it or not - he was here to stay, that he was
a cultured man with the highest connections and was not to
be triffled with!
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