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IS THIS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CASTLE IN ALL ENGLAND?

By on February 3, 2013 in Banbury, Broughton Castle, Simon Jenkins, Sir Charles Oman

At least one man thought so, the military historian and Oxford University Fellow Sir Charles Oman, in 1898. He certainly didn’t spare his words either, “Broughton Castle… about the most beautiful castle in all England … for sheer loveliness of the combination of water, woods and picturesque buildings.” Other writers have added their opinions, including, [...]

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