Church of St Peter ad Vincula at the Tower of London©Roxane Gilbert Gerald Fitzgerald, 9th Earl of Kildare (1487-1534) has the dubious distinction of being the first prisoner to be buried in the Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula after being incarcerated and dying in the Tower of London. Upon his father’s death in … Continue reading St Patrick’s Day musings on the Tower of London
William the Conqueror
Love is in bloom at Rougemont Garden
Rougemont Castle Wall©Roxane Gilbert The construction of Rougemont Castle was begun in 1068, sometime after William the Conqueror laid siege to the city of Exeter in Devon, England. The walls that remain today are surrounded on three sides by public gardens. In the year 1785, the broad walk through those gardens would have been lined … Continue reading Love is in bloom at Rougemont Garden
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