Essex was one of the Seven Kingdoms of Anglo Saxon England. The Castle at Hedingham, the best preserved Norman Keep in England, helps to tell the story of Essex and the Earls of Oxford. The History Guy recalls the forgotten history of a great family and the 12th century keep you can still visit.
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