In Northumberland on the northeast coast of England, close to the settlement of Bamburgh, is a castle called Bamburgh Castle. It is a listed structure of Grade I. From its founding in around 420 to 547 A.D. , the location may have served as the capital of the kingdom of Bernicia, which was centred on the Celtic Brittonic fort known as Din Guarie. It was taken by King Ida of Bernicia in the following year. The fort was controlled by the Anglo-Saxons in 590 A.D. after three exchanges between the B ... (Read More)