Education
Goodall attended Street Edward"s House at Ampleforth College until 1988, and then read history at Durham University.
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(The ruins of Richmond Castle and Easby Abbey have long be...)
The ruins of Richmond Castle and Easby Abbey have long been admired for their imposing and picturesque beauty. Set within sight of one another, a mile apart down the River Swale, the histories of both have been intimately intertwined. Richmond Castle was probably established in the 1070s by Alan Rufus to defend his northern estate from the Anglo-Saxon nobility dispossessed after the Norman Conquest. The castle subsequently developed as the centre of the Honour of Richmond, a vast estate spreading over eight counties. Easby Abbey was founded by Roald, a constable of the castle, in 1152 to support a community of Premonstratensian canons. The grandeur of the surviving abbey buildings testifies to the success and wealth of this foundation throughout the Middle Ages.
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(Portchester Castle's remarkable history begins in the 3rd...)
Portchester Castle's remarkable history begins in the 3rd century when the Romans built a fort here to combat attacks by barbarian pirates. In the 5th century it was transformed into a saxon stronghold, or burgh, to protect this part of the coast from Viking raids. After the Norman Conquest in 1066, a castle was built inside the Roman walls. It later became a royal residence. Occupied until the 17th century, it was converted into a prison during the Napoleonic wars. This newly updated guidebook contains a tour of the castle buildings and the Roman fortifications. It also gives a vivid account of the extraordinary history of the castle and its occupants.
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The imposing ruins of Whitby Abbey stand on a high headland projecting into the North Sea. A monastery was first established at Whitby in AD 657 by Oswy, King of Northumbria. It became one of the most important religious centres in the Anglo-Saxon world, under rule of St. Hild. In the ninth century the monastery was abandoned, possibly as the result of Viking raids. But after the Norman Conquest of 1066 a new community was established on the site by a Benedictine monk called Reinfrid. This foundation eventually grew into a great abbey - one of the richest monastic houses in Yorkshire. After the Dissolution in 1539, the site of the abbey was bought by Sir Richard Cholmley. His descendents developed the old abbot's lodging as a residence. Part of the building, now known as Cholmley House, has been restored and converted into a Visitor Centre. Drawing on the results of recent archaeological excavations, this guidebook includes a tour of the site and a fascinating history of the headland and its inhabitants. It provides an invaluable companion to your visit and an attractive souvenir to read and enjoy at home.
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The castles of Ashby de la Zouch and Kirby Muxloe were built by William, Lord Hastings, who acquired immense power and wealth in the service of Edward IV. Kirby Muxloe was never finished after Lord Hasting's murder in 1483. Ashby remained in use as a family seat, and the remains of its magnificent great tower still stand to a height of 24m. Ashby was a royalist stronghold in the Civil War, but after a long siege it fell to the parliamentarians and was partially demolished. The castle started to attract visitors in the 19th century after Sir Walter Scott set a scene in his novel Ivanhoe there.
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Goodall attended Street Edward"s House at Ampleforth College until 1988, and then read history at Durham University.
He subsequently took both an Master of Arts and doctorate as an architectural historian at the Courtauld Institute of Artist He has written several guidebooks for both English Heritage and the National Trust. In addition he has contributed to numerous books and scholarly journals on the subject of historic English architecture.
In 2003 Goodall joined English Heritage as a senior properties historian.
He acted in 2007 as series consultant for the major British Broadcasting Corporation 1 series "The Way We Built Britain", presented by David Dimbleby. From November 2007 Goodall became Architectural Editor of Country Life, a magazine to which he has contributed since 1994.
He was involved in a debate over the National Trust"s presentation of its houses in 2010, speaking on the subject at Hay on Wye and also the National Trust"s AGM. Goodall"s second book, The English Castle, was published by Yale University Press in April 2011 on behalf of the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Artist The work also received the G. T. Clark Prize for 2007–2012, recognising "the most distinguished published contributions to the study of the history and antiquities of Wales and the Marches during the previous quinquennium".
Other recent projects include contributions to the photographic book "The English Cathedral" by Peter Marlow and a chapter on the siege of Dover in 1216-1217 for the book accompanying the Dan Snow "Battle Castles" television series.
He has acted as series consultant for the recent Country Life book series taken from the archive of the magazine including "Curious Observations" (2011) and "Letters to the Editor". Goodall is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, sits on the Fabric Advisory Committees of Saint George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle and Street Albans Cathedral, and is a part-time Humanities staff member at the City and Guilds of London Art School. Goodall is a patron of the Castle Studies Trust, a United Kingdom registered charity founded in 2012.
He worked for several years as a freelance writer and scholar, publishing his first book in 2001, God"s House at Ewelme, which was joint winner of the Royal Historical Society Whitfield Prize for 2001 (presented in 2002). The work received numerous accolades: the 2011 Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion, the 2011 Large Format Illustrated Book of the Year Award at the Spear"s Book Awards, and the 2013 Historians of British Art Book Prize (pre-1800).
(The castles of Ashby de la Zouch and Kirby Muxloe were bu...)
(Portchester Castle's remarkable history begins in the 3rd...)
(The ruins of Richmond Castle and Easby Abbey have long be...)
(The imposing ruins of Whitby Abbey stand on a high headla...)
