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Personal blog with a mix of history, some about Eleanor of Castile, and lots of my other interests like art, photography, films, music and humour.
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Dumfries House
I first read about Dumfries House last year, when I heard that the house and contents were to be sold at auction. Being me, I was very saddened to hear it, it sounded such a special place. Also be...
How About This One Then - But There’s a Twist to the Tale
Many of you agreed that we should buy Tillycairn Castle. Hey guys, I’m still waiting for the mortgage money! I was amazed to see another beautiful historic property up for sale this soon, and ...
Interesting History Stuff You May Have Missed…
I do keep tabs on interesting history articles that come up in the news, but often forget to mention them here. Two in particular caught my eye in the past week or so. Firstly, about Elizabeth I, an...
Help Save Braemar Castle
I first visited the lovely little castle at Braemar about 14 years ago. Since that time, for a number of reasons the castle had to close to the public, and remained closed for many years. In recent ...
The Medieval Weekend Roundup
I know, I’ve been a bit slow posting this, but it was a fun but tiring weekend and I wanted to go through my photos first. As most of you will have seen, we had a medieval village at the castle ...
A Passion for Victorian: G.F. Watts
It was almost a year ago now that I first posted about Watts. A favourite of mine for some years, he is perhaps slightly lesser known than his contemporaries even though he painted many of the most ...