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cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa | quotePosted at 09:09 on 21st August 2010 |
| cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa | quotePosted at 12:02 on 5th September 2010 |
Vince Hawthorn Posts: 12758 Joined: 19th Apr 2010 Location: UK | quotePosted at 21:41 on 4th October 2010 ANOTHER VIEW OF CASTLE RISING TAKEN ON A VERY SPECIAL VISIT RECENTLY---------------- A TRIP TO REMEMBER.  Picture by Vince Hawthorn |
Rob Faleer Posts: 703 Joined: 10th Jun 2005 Location: USA | quotePosted at 01:39 on 5th October 2010 On 4th October 2010 21:41, Vince Hawthorn wrote:
There is a persistent story that the ghost of poor, mad Queen Isabella (the so-called "She-wolf of France," who, with her lover Roger Mortimer, deposed her unfortunate husband, King Edward II) glides through the halls of this lovely castle as a result of being imprisoned here by her son, King Edward III for her part in the deposition and murder of his father. Although Queen Isabella was held under house arrest in Castle Rising, Windsor Castle and other fortified places, she was eventually "rehabilitated" and received at least the tolerance of the king, her son, if not his forgiveness for her betrayal of his father. She is known to have doted on her grandchildren, not the least of which was Edward, the Black Prince. She also remained one of the wealthiest individuals in England despite having to give up many of her properties, and her increasing interest in religion caused her to take the habit of the Poor Clares. She ended her days with that humble order.Some historians have claimed that Isabella suffered from occasional fits of madness; there is no documentary evidence that this was ever the case. It is possible that she suffered a profound nervous breakdown after her lover Mortimer was executed for treason and her own life was briefly in grave danger. If that breakdown took place during her stay at Castle Rising (circa 1332), perhaps the shrieking female that is said to haunt its halls is a byproduct of the deep grief that Isabella experienced at that time and possibly left behind as her ghostly legacy. Between that terrible time and the time of her death in 1358, she led a rather happier and more fulfilling life, finally leaving this world in a state of quiet piety.That being said, I have visited this castle and I have to admit that it does have a rather spooky air to it. |
| cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa | quotePosted at 21:46 on 8th October 2010 |
| cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa | quotePosted at 11:03 on 10th October 2010 Stacey has uploaded some pretty impressive shots of Saltwood Castle. Here is one of them  Picture by Stacey Olymbios |
| cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa | quotePosted at 11:04 on 10th October 2010 |
| cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa | quotePosted at 09:24 on 21st November 2010 |
| cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa | quotePosted at 07:15 on 4th January 2011 |
| cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa | quotePosted at 11:47 on 22nd March 2011 This pic of Sarah's makes me think of somewhere like Alcatraz. Wonderfully moody, broody and spooky!  Picture by Sarah Dawson |
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