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Sir William ap Thomas of Raglan Castle, Monmouthshire
Medieval Tomb:
Name and Title: Sir William ap Thomas
Born: Sometime in the 1380s.
Died: 3 May 1445, London.
Buried: St Mary’s Priory, Abergavenny, Wales.
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Lincoln, Lincolnshire
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The 1502 Progress: Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire
The next significant stop on the 1502 progress after Woolaston was Berkeley Castle, where the royal couple stayedย for five days from 29 August to 4 September.
Berkeley Castle still stands largely untouched since it was set in stone during the eleventh, twelfth and fourteenth centuries.ย
Berkeley Castle is highly distinctive in appearance. Built on a typical Norman motte and bailey design during the early and mid-medieval period, it has been constructed from local pink, grey, and yellow Severn sandstone, with its roofs mainly made of Cotswold stone, slate, or lead.ย
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Random Hall, Sussex
Random Hall in West Sussex was built in the sixteenth century. The house was originally a farmhouse and has undergone various renovations and expansions over the centuries. Today, it operates as a hotel offering accommodation, dining and event facilities.
HolyRoodhouse: Pleasure Palace of the Stuarts
It is impossible to write a series of blogs about Mary, Queen of Scots without talking about Holyroodhouse, also known…
Temple Newsam: A Scottish Enclave in the North
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