Warwick Castle

Warwickshire · United Kingdom · Castle

Sir Fulke Greville was stabbed by his servant in 1628 — and is said to still walk the Watergate Tower where he died.

Warwick Castle is one of England’s mightiest medieval castles. Its best-known ghost is Sir Fulke Greville, a former lord of the castle stabbed to death in 1628 by his servant Ralph Haywood in a dispute over his will. Since then his apparition is said to wander the castle, especially the Watergate Tower — today called the Ghost Tower — where he spent his last agonising days.

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Where is Warwick Castle located?

Warwick Castle is in Warwickshire, United Kingdom.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.

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