▁The ▁River ▁Ex e ▁runs ▁through ▁the ▁grounds . ▁ ▁History ▁A ▁Norman ▁mot te ▁castle ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 1 th ▁or ▁early ▁ 1 2 th ▁century ▁was ▁dis m ant led ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 2 th ▁century . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁a ▁small ▁stone ▁chap el ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ba iley . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁the ▁Cour ten ay ▁family ▁built ▁a ▁m ansion ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁and ▁incorpor ated ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁earlier ▁buildings . ▁The ▁Cour ten ay ▁and ▁Care w ▁families ▁then ▁lived ▁there ▁until ▁the ▁English ▁Civil ▁War , ▁and ▁the ▁Care ws ▁owned ▁the ▁Est ate ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁English ▁Civil ▁War ▁Charles ▁I ' s ▁queen , ▁Henri etta ▁Maria ▁stayed ▁in ▁the ▁castle ▁as ▁a ▁guest ▁of ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁& ▁Lady ▁Dor othy ▁Care w ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 4 , ▁on ▁her ▁way ▁to ▁Ex eter . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁her ▁visit ▁she ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁Princess ▁Henri etta ▁Anne ▁Stuart , ▁who ▁later ▁married ▁Le ▁Duc ▁d ' O rl é ans , ▁the ▁bis ex ual ▁brother ▁of ▁King ▁Louis ▁XIV ▁of ▁France ; ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁pla que ▁comm emor ating ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁the ▁Princess ▁in ▁Ex eter , ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁displayed ▁in ▁the ▁Princess h ay ▁Sho pping ▁Centre . ▁The ▁Queen ▁then ▁ex iled ▁herself ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 6 4 4 ▁from ▁Fal mouth , ▁and