The Rose Castle
King Henry I founded the Diocese of Carlisle
Henry III gave to Bishop Walter Mauclerk the manor of Dalston and site of Rose
Bishop John Halton entertained King Edward I and Queen Margaret at Rose
Edward Bruce, brother of King Robert of Scotland, occupied Rose for three days
King Robert the Bruce burnt the bishop's manor at Rose
Bishop John Kirkby granted a licence by the king to fortify his manor at Rose
The Scots burnt Bishop John Kirkby's manor at Rose
Bishop Gilbert Welton granted another licence to fortify his manor at Rose
Bishop Gilbert began building Rose Castle as a border fortress
Bishop William Strickland rebuilt Strickland Tower
Bishop Richard Bell built Bell's Tower and the adjacent first floor chapel
Archbishop John Kite built Kite's Tower and rebuilt the gatehouse & east range
Lord Scope, Lord of the Western Marches, commandeered Rose during a vacancy
Bishop Barnaby Potter died at Rose; he had no successor at Rose until 1660
Rose Castle was attacked, captured and partially burnt by Parliamentary troops
Rose Castle and Linstock were bought by the parliamentarian William Heveningham
Heveningham used the builder Alexander Pogmore to rebuild parts of the west range
At the Restoration of monarchy, Church & episcopate, Richard Sterne appointed bishop
Bishop Richard Sterne appointed Archbp of York; Edward Rainbow appointed bishop
Thomas Machell drew plan of Rose Castle in Bp Rainbow's dispute with Archbishop
Bishop Rainbow restored parts of Rose Castle using William Thackeray as builder
Lady Anne Clifford presented the lock and key to Bishop Edward Rainbow
Bishop Thomas Smith uses architect Thos Machell to build Smith's Tower and other work
Bucks' print of Rose Castle was published
Jacobite raiding party led by Donald McDonald at Rose Castle in second Jacobite rising
Bishop Richard Osbaldeston repaired the castle & reduced the height of the mantle wall
Bishop Charles Lyttelton built a new kitchen, and repaired and roofed Strickland Tower
Bishop Edmund Law lowered the wall between Bell's Tower and Strickland Tower
Bishop Venables-Vernon cut a passage from the hallway to the base of Bell's Tower
Bishop Hugh Percy remodelled and enlarged Rose using the architect Thomas Rickman
Bishop Hugh Percy fully restored Strickland Tower using the architect Anthony Salvin
Bishop Harvey Goodwin put stained glass into chapel windows, and provided an organ
Canon James Wilson published his 'Rose Castle'
Mains water put into Rose Castle by Bishop Herbert Williams
War-time fuel shortages make Bishop Williams vacate Rose and move to Stanwix in Carlisle
The Ministry of Aircraft Production used Rose Castle as a store
Church Commissioners take over ownership of Rose Castle from the Bishop of Carlisle and rent it to him
The former kitchen at Rose demolished and new south front and new kitchen created
Bishop Thomas Bloomer and family moved from Birkby House, Stanwix, to Rose Castle
Bishop Cyril Bulley restored the interior of chapel and redecorated the drawing room
Bishop Ian Harland put electricity into Strickland Tower and reopened door of Kite's Tower
Rose Castle no longer bishops' residence; Bishop James Newcome housed in Keswick
David Weston's 'Rose Castle & Bishops of Carlisle, 1133-2012' published by CWAAS
The Rose Castle Company bought Castle from the Church Commissioners for use by Rose Castle Foundation and other groups
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Rose Castle, Dalston, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA5 7BY, UK