Château de Lyons-la-Forêt
Former castle in France
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The Château de Lyons-la-Forêt was a castle in Lyons-la-Forêt in the Eure département of France.[1]
The castle was constructed at the start of the 12th century by Henry I of England, also known as "Henri Beauclerc".[1] He died there in 1135, supposedly from "a surfeit of lampreys".[2][3] The town and the castle were occupied by King Philip II Augustus of France in 1193 but the following year, Richard I of England, back from captivity, recovered Lyons and stayed there frequently until 1198.[3]
The castle had four large towers and four gates, each guarded by a different seigneur.[4] At the beginning of the 17th century it was described as being in ruins, with only the chapel of Saint Nicolas remaining.[1] The foundations of the imposing keep were exposed during summer 2007.[3]