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Bodiam Castle is a 14th-century moated castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex England. It was built in 1385 by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge a former knight of Edward III with the permission of Richard II ostensibly to defend the area against French invasion during the Hundred Years’ War. Of quadrangular plan Bodiam Castle has no keep having its various chambers built around the outer defensive walls and inner courts. Its corners and entrance are marked by towers and topped by crenellations.

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