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Jan 10, 2019 · Jan 2019 • Solo. Thought to be over a 1000 years old,Fotheringhay Castle is situated a short distance from the River Nene in the pretty village of Fotheringhay. It was the birthplace to Richard 111 whilst Mary, Queen of Scots was executed here some 120 years later. The castle was finally taken down in 1628.
On a gloomy morning just over 400 years ago the scene was set for the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots in the Great Hall on 8 February 1587. She was brought here to stand trial for treason because the castle was set in a marshy landscape where it was felt by the authorities that the condemned Scottish queen would be more securely imprisoned.
Fotheringhay’s great days were largely over. The Chancel of the massive church was pulled down in 1553 during the dissolution of the monasteries. The castle was levelled in the 1630’s. What’s left is a beautiful echo of it’s former glories – the lovely stone church across the river, and signs of grand stones and carvings in the ...
Fotheringhay Castle is a fine example of a large motte and bailey castle strategically placed beside a river crossing. The earthworks of the site are largely undisturbed and documentary evidence indicates that a diversity of archaeological features are likely to be preserved on the site.
Fotheringhay Castle is the remains of a large, medieval motte-and-bailey castle. The castle was built in the early 12th century by Simon de Senlis I, the Earl of Northampton who also built Northampton Castle. It strategically overlooks a crossing point on the River Nene and it also acted as a royal palace and a prison from the 13th century ...
Jan 10, 2019 · Jan 2019 • Solo. Thought to be over a 1000 years old,Fotheringhay Castle is situated a short distance from the River Nene in the pretty village of Fotheringhay. It was the birthplace to Richard 111 whilst Mary, Queen of Scots was executed here some 120 years later. The castle was finally taken down in 1628. There is not much left of the ...
Fotheringhay. Fotheringhay is a small village in Northamptonshire, close to Peterborough. The principal Ricardian sites are the castle, the church and the New Inn. There is virtually nothing left of the castle since it was slighted and dismantled in the seventeenth century on the orders of King James I. The parish church has been altered over ...
