What with being the capital city, London has a lot of
palaces and castles but there is more to them than present-day Royal residences
(although admittedly that does factor in quite a bit); there are also long-gone
medieval fortifications and Tudor palaces, a Georgian folly and even a pub (of London’s
many pubs and former pubs with the word ‘castle’ in their names, one made it
onto the list). But how did they get their names? I looked into this for Londonist, and found that the answers are
varied; as well as English place-names, London’s various castles and palaces
owe their names to a Danish princess, French and Scottish nobility, an Indian
fortress, the Latin language, a rebel leader and even one of the Disciples.
Here’s the link:
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