Hampton Court Palace Story When most people think about the residents of Hampton Court Palace, the first name that comes in place is King Henry VIII, the first monarch to…
An Appuldurcombe House Story The title of this story could perhaps be a little shocking (especially by today’s standards). But maybe the real shock should be the idea that no…
A Goodwood House Story The First Duke of Richmond had royal blood in his veins: you could even say that he was a prince since his father was King Charles…
A Longleat story Every year thousands of English tourists arrive in the city of Verona to see the house of Juliet. Incidentally, they could all just travel to Longleat in…
Syon House and Alnwick Castle and Longleat story How can you marry twice and still stay a virgin? and who would be “crazy enough” to marry a woman that lost…
A Lydiard House story Sometimes the apple can fall very far from the tree. In the case of Anne St. John, it probably fell so far, the tree couldn’t see…
An Eastnor Castle Story Charles Somers loved to paint and his life’s ambition was to become an artist. Unfortunately for him, he was the eldest son of the 2nd Earl…
A Basildon Park story Having an affair in Victorian England was not an issue if you were of the upper class. After all, most marriages were pre-arranged and had nothing…
A Blenheim Palace story When World War II broke out in September 1939, the Nazi high command already had a plan called ‘Operation Sealion’. Their goal was to invade and…
A Leeds Castle and Beaumaris Castle story During the 15th century, justice was not something anyone sought. Courts were not looking for it and victims did not hope to get…
A Sherborne Castle story During my visit to Sherborne Castle, I happened upon an unusual portrait of someone who resembled like a bizarre child. I did some research and discovered…
A Hanbury Hall story George was the last Vernon. With this in mind, he married heiress named Dorris Hill, but their marriage turned out so badly that they lived in…
A Chiswick House Longleat and Witley Court story During the majority of the 19th and 20th century, Britain was reigned by two queens: Victoria and Elizabeth II. Both queens succeeded…
An Oxford Castle story The history of the British Isles is packed with great characters stories of kings and queens that could fill an infinite amount of books, but it…
A Bolsover Castle story She was a feminist writer who believed in religious tolerance and was against cruelty to animals. It does not sound that unique in the 21st century…
A Berkeley Castle and Chillingham Castle story What happens when you discover that your son-in-law is cheating and that the other woman is your own younger daughter? Well, you take…
A Carisbrooke Castle story When a wealthy relative dies, it can totally change your fortune. In the case of Isabella de Fortibus, she had three wealthy relatives who died in…
A Chillingham Castle story It is the norm to start talking about ghosts in Chillingham Castle. It seems that the guides in the various rooms are really keen on this…
A Corfe Castle story We have all read the fairy tales about the princess in the tower waiting for her saviour, right? Here is the real life version…without the happy…
A Chirk Castle story If you join an underground movement and plan a rebellion, you really should know how to keep a secret. It’s quite hard to explain exactly what…
A Coughton Court story Marriage for us today is an institution that celebrates love, but at the end of the 18th century, marriage was a business. Wealthy and prestigious families…
A Harlech Castle story In 1995, the entire world learned the name of William Wallace the 13th century Scottish rebel who raised an army against the English. The blockbuster by…
A Kenilworth Castle story Planning a marriage proposal is tricky, especially when you intend to propose to a queen. During the 15th and 16th century Kenilworth was a royal castle,…
A Kensington Palace story When George I arrived from Hanover to reign over Britain, he needed to make many improvements to Kensington Palace in order for it to fit his…
A Ludlow Castle story If you visit Ludlow Castle and suddenly hear a loud scream or bump into a ghostly white figure, you would be proud of meeting one of…