The Mound
The grassy mound in the castle grounds is known as Ethelfleda’s Mound, but it belongs to the Norman fortifications rather than to the Anglo-Saxon burh of 914. William the Conqueror’s castle of 1068 was rebuilt in stone in the 12th century.
The Earls of Warwick
Seven generations of the Beauchamp family held the castle for about 180 years and made most of its medieval additions, among them Caesar’s Tower and Guy’s Tower. Richard Neville, the Kingmaker, became Earl of Warwick through his wife’s inheritance and was killed at the Battle of Barnet in 1471.
The country house
Fulke Greville spent more than £20,000 turning the castle into a country house after 1604. Capability Brown landscaped the grounds from 1749, and a conservatory was built in 1786–88 to hold the Warwick Vase, bought in Rome.



