Kenilworth
Warwickshire castle ruins
Kenilworth is a town in Warwickshire, England, known for its ruined medieval castle.
The name appears in Walter Scott's 1821 novel *Kenilworth*, set during the Elizabethan era.
Various towns and neighborhoods elsewhere—in New Jersey, Illinois, South Africa—bear the name, typically after the English original.
Mid-sized settlement
- WarwickshireEnglish Midlands county
- EnglandLargest British country
- MidlandsEngland's central region
- communityCollective of connected people
residential · suburb · neighborhood · parish · Coventry · market town · abbey · priory
Decayed structural remains
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- keepRetain or fortified tower
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- moatDefensive water ditch
drawbridge · bailey · dungeon · rampart · portcullis · battlement · courtyard · great hall
Of the Middle Ages
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
- slightingDeliberately showing disrespect
chronicle · heritage · antiquity · restoration · landmark
- romanceLove and its excitement
- novelNew and unusual
- DudleyMidlands metropolitan borough
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
historical fiction · tragedy · Queen Elizabeth · courtly love · intrigue
town
Mid-sized settlement
- WarwickshireEnglish Midlands county
- EnglandLargest British country
- MidlandsEngland's central region
community · residential · suburb · neighborhood · parish · Coventry · market town · abbey · priory · clock tower
ruins
Decayed structural remains
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- keepRetain or fortified tower
- turretProtruding fortified structure
moat · drawbridge · bailey · dungeon · rampart · portcullis · battlement · courtyard · great hall · arrow slit
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
slighting · chronicle · heritage · antiquity · restoration · landmark
Walter Scott
Elizabethan · historical fiction · tragedy · Queen Elizabeth · courtly love · intrigue
KenilworthWindsor Castle
British royal stronghold
Tower of London · Edinburgh Castle · Balmoral · Buckingham Palace · Balmoral Castle
KenilworthLondon
England's capital city
Birmingham · Manchester · metropolis · major city · capital city