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The 1502 Progress: Chepstow Castle, Monmouthshire
After travelling for around four weeks, and lodging for a week at Raglan Castle, Elizabeth of York and Henry VII began their homebound journey.
Bordering Wales and England, Chepstow Castle sits atop of the cliffs overlooking the River Wye in Monmouthshire’s Wye Valley. it was the next stop on the 1502 progress.
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Loch Leven Castle: The Prison of a Beleaguered Queen
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A Tudor Weekend Away in West Sussex
In this guide, we travel to West Sussex to visit three Tudor places.
Hotel Indigo, Warwickshire
Hotel Indigo offers luxury accommodation in an original sixteenth century building, with views of Shakespeare’s New Place, his residential home. In the heart of the town, the hotel is the perfect place from which to explore many nearby Tudor places.
Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens
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