When you think of royal castle’s, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Windsor Castle? Warwick Castle? Balmoral Castle? One is sure that when you think of a royal castle, Kenilworth Castle isn’t the first that springs to mind however this Warwickshire fortress was and is one of England’s most magnificent fortifications. It once stood at the heart of a vast hunting ground…
There are records of a Frost Fair on the River Thames dating back to as early as the Winter of 1607 though they really became a popular event as the 17th century was drawing to an end. Though just what is a Frost Fair I hear you ask? Well they are exactly what they sound…
It is one of the most popular nursery rhymes in this country though not many people know the true origins of Ring-a-ring of Roses. The rhyme was first sung during the Great Plague of 1665 and perfectly summed up the symptoms of this devastating disease.
“Ring-a-ring of…
The plague had been around in England for centuries though never had it hit London so hard than during the reign of the House of Stuart, 1665 to be precise. The summer of 1665 was an extremely hot one in England and while the population of London was increasing at a dramatic rate, people were living in squalor and the only way to get rid of rubbish was to throw it out on to the streets, both…
Though her reign is disputed by many, Lady Jane Grey is undoubtedly this country’s shortest reigning monarch. Jane is popularly known as the ‘Nine Days Queen’ because of her curtailed reign. It is often a view of many she was a victim of her cousin, Edward…
Oak Apple Day was a formal public holiday celebrated in England on the 29th May in recognition of the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660 following ‘The Commonwealth’ of England and rule of Oliver Cromwell from 1649. It is so named ‘Oak Apple Day’…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge travelled to Portsmouth on Sunday to watch the second day of racing at the America’s Cup World Series, though were left disappointed after the event was abandoned due to extreme weather. Plans for William and Kate were hastily changed and the royal couple eventually made the most of their day on the South Coast.
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Cirencester welcomed a very special visitor on Friday as The Prince of Wales paid a visit to the town to present graduates from the Royal Agricultural University with their degrees. The graduation ceremony took place at St John the Baptist’s Church in Market Place and…
The Battle of Naseby was the first proper battle of the New Model Army.
The New Model Army was established by the Parliamentarians in February 1645 during the height of the English Civil War. They felt that a professional army would be more successful when pitted against the…
Holdenby House in Northamptonshire first came to prominence in 1583 when it was built by Sir Christopher Hatton, Lord Chancellor and favourite of Queen Elizabeth I. Holdenby was the largest private house in Elizabethan and was built by Sir Christopher to honour his beloved Queen Elizabeth , even refusing to live in it prior to Good Queen Bess’s first visit.
Original structure of Holdenby…
