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Framlingham Castle is an important castle in the market town of Framlingham , Suffolk , England . It was built by Roger Bigod , and became the seat of the Earls Of Norfolk and the Dukes Of Norfolk . In common with many other buildings in Suffolk, the main walls of the castle are faced with Flint . One of its most famous residents was Mary Tudor before she was crowned Queen. It is now managed by English Heritage . REFERENCES R. Allen Brown, "Framlingham Castle and Bigod 1154-1216", ''Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology'', 25 (1950), 127-48, reprinted in his book ''Castles, Conquest and Charters'' EXTERNAL LINKS |
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