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Sep 25, 2022
Visiting Warwick Castle is something every lover of medieval
history should do at least a dozen times in their lives. Leave an
hour, however, to visit the village of...
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Sep 15, 2022
Today, we journeyed to the ruins of Berkhamsted Castle in
Hertfordshire. Many thanks to my intrepid wife who drove, as the
two plus hours of travel from Staffordshire...
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Sep 13, 2022
Returned to Knaresborough Castle this morning as the museum and
keep tour were closed on Mondays. Met an absolutely brilliant young
lady working in the museum who had...
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Sep 12, 2022
We journeyed today to Knaresborough, a market town between the
Yorkshire cities of York and Harrogate. Although the castle is now
largely in ruins, it was an imposing...
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Sep 10, 2022
Today, our holiday took us to the Yorkshire town of Scarborough.
The weather was absolutely glorious, sunshine and a balmy
sea-breeze. We spent the entire afternoon...
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To many, medieval England was rife with tales of witchcraft and
other workings of the devil. Surprisingly, there were very few
instances of accusations being brought...
