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Wigmore Castle, Herefordshire, which belonged to Roger Mortimer. |
I'm off on my holidays again, so won't be able to update the blog for a while - in the meantime, there are hundreds of old posts to read, linked in the sidebar. :-) See you soon!
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Wigmore Castle. |
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Inner bailey of Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire. |
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Ludlow Castle. |
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Ludlow Castle. |
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Berkeley Castle, with the keep on the right (where Edward II was supposedly imprisoned in 1327). |
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Tomb of Hugh Despenser the Younger, Tewkesbury Abbey. |
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The site of Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, which belonged to Hugh Despenser the Younger.
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Moat of Hanley Castle. |
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What Hanley Castle once looked like. |
10 comments:
Have a great time! I still get a chuckle out of Hugh's fire extinguisher--how nice of the abbey to provide for his fire-fighting needs throughout eternity.
Thanks, Susan! Yes, it's great, isn't it - always makes me smile too. :)
Have a tremendously great time, dear!
And greetings to England from me!
Thanks so much, dear Rowan! Yes, I will! :)
Enjoy your break! That pic makes me want to visit Berkely again!
Thanks, Anerje! Me too! :)
Enjoy your holiday.
That extinguisher is just brilliant. Have a great holiday, Kathryn!
Thank you, Gabriele and Kate! :-)
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