Question

Scan the dialogue and answer the questions below:
a. What has the castle been since the time it was built?
b. What collections can be found in the castle nowadays?
c. Whom was the castle saved by and why?

Answer 1

a) Since the time it was built, the castle has been a manor of the Saxon royal family, a Norman stronghold, a royal residence to six of England’s medieval Queens, a playground and palace to Henry VIII, and a private home

b) Nowadays in the castle can be found magnificient collection of medieval furnishings, French and English furniture, paintings, tapestries and treasures

c)The castle was saved for the nation when Lady Baillie, the last private owner, established the Leeds Castle Foundation on her death in 1974