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MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS GOALER
ELIZABETH I’S FINAL ARCHBISHOP
QUEEN OF ENGLAND
KING AND QUEEN OF ENGLAND
ELDEST SON OF HENRY VII
FATHER OF HENRY VII
FOUGHT AT THE BATTLE OF BOSWORTH AND POSSIBLY RESPONSIBLE FOR SLAYING RICHARD III
MAJOR OF TENBY. HELPED JASPER AND HENRY TUDOR ESCAPE TO BRITTANY IN 1471
SIXTH QUEEN CONSORT OF HENRY VIII
ELIZABETH I’S FAVOURITE
ELDER BROTHER OF ROBERT DUDLEY
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Chirk Castle: Exploring Seven Centuries of History
This show notes page accompanies my on-location visit to Chirk Castle in north-east Wales, one of the best-preserved medieval castles in the country. Built for Edward I between 1295 and 1310, Chirk was originally constructed as a formidable fortress to help secure English rule in Wales.
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Copy of The 1502 Progress: Coates / Cotes, Gloucestershire
Just as with Beverston, the mention of Cotes as a location on the 1502 progress is fleeting.
Coates is a parish about three miles west of Cirencester in Gloucestershire. During the medieval and Tudor periods, Cirencester was a thriving wool town. Henry had visited Cirencester before, on at least one occasion. The choice of Cotes Place as a lodging for the royal party may have meant that the King could rekindle acquaintances with the wool merchants of the nearby town.
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Tudor Gloucester: Gateway to the West and Crossroads of Kings
Gloucester is a city steeped in history. Nestled 19 miles from the Welsh border and straddling the Roman Ermin Street, it has variously been known as ‘The Gateway to the West’ or ‘The Crossroads of Kings’. I invite you to journey through Gloucester’s medieval and Tudor past—to wander the cloisters, linger at forgotten priory walls, and trace the echoes of a city that once stood shoulder to shoulder with England’s greatest.
