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17 hours ago · Welcome at Fotheringhay; An Account by two travellers; History. The Wars of the Roses; Battle of Wakefield; Duke of York Monument; Sandal Castle; Medieval Funerals; Medieval Roads; The Reformation; Coaching era; Arrival of the railways; The Reburial Procession. The Sources; The Exhumation; The Procession; The Arrival at Fotheringhay; The ...
4 days ago · Fotheringhay Castle, which is situated in Northamptonshire, was built around 1100. It has long been associated with various members of both the English and Scottish Royal Families. It was owned by David I of Scotland and his descendants until King John of England seized it in the early 13th century.
5 days ago · On 8 February 1587, Mary was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire. After the execution, Elizabeth claimed that she had not intended for the signed execution warrant to be dispatched, and blamed her secretary, William Davison, for implementing it without her knowledge. The sincerity of Elizabeth's remorse and whether or not she ...
5 days ago · Richard, the youngest son of Richard Duke of York and Cicely Neville, was born at Fotheringhay Castle (in Northamptonshire) on 2 October 1452 and probably lived there until 1459. It was traditionally the home of the Dukes of York, and Richard's father (who was killed at the Battle of Wakefield in 1460) was reburied at Fotheringhay in 1476.
5 days ago · Upper Barnwell Lock No 26 is a minor waterways place on the River Nene (main river) between Fotheringhay Bridge (The ruins of Fotheringhay Castle are by the river.) ( 7 miles and 3½ furlongs and 4 locks to the northeast) and Wadenhoe Lock No 24 ( 3 miles and 3½ furlongs and 1 lock to the southwest). The nearest place in the direction of ...
Chemise said to have belonged to Mary, Queen of Scots in which she was executed at Fotheringhay Castle. Of fine linen with drawn thread borders inscribed on the bodice in red and dated Feb 11 1587. This is an Elizabethan undergarment and only one other of this type is known to survive [1307x2048]
3 days ago · Belvedere Castle (New York) Sitting pretty in the middle of New York City's Central Park is one of the country's most famous castles. Completed in 1872, the park's co-designer, Calvert Vaux ...
