Tamworth
is really Tamworth Castle, Staffordshire
Real place, reimagined
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
A walled Mercian fortress on a hill, with timber towers and a stone keep.
The real place
Tamworth was the chief royal seat of Mercia. Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians, fortified it against the Danes in 913. The castle in the photo is Norman, built on a mound by the River Anker.
Visiting
The castle is a museum with rooms from Norman to Victorian times. The gardens below it are free.
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