Hatfield House

Raby Castle is now the eleventh “Treasure House” of England….

Apr 18, 2025

art, buildings, culture, genealogy, history, medieval characters, Richard III, Uncategorized

Beaulieu, Blenheim Palace, Burghley House, Castle Howard, Cecily Neville Duchess of York, Chatsworth, Edward IV, Harewood House, Hatfield House, Holkham Hall, Leeds Castle, Lord and Lady Barnard, Raby Castle, Richard III, Treasure Houses of England, Woburn Abbey

As you will read at this link https://shorturl.at/lUYWZ “….Raby Castle in County Durham has been invited to join the Treasure Houses of England….a collection of ten important houses across the country dedicated to bringing their history and collections to a wider audience….” Lord Barnard, owner of Raby Castle said: “The castle has a long history…
Another Howard riddle

May 18, 2019

anniversaries, battles, genealogy

Anne Boleyn, Battle of Bosworth, Bowes-Lyons, Dukes of Norfolk, Elizabeth I, Elizabeth II, executions, Hatfield House, John Howard Duke of Norfolk, Kenya, Queen Mother

It is widely known that Elizabeth I was the only English monarch to be descended from John, 1st Duke of Norfolk, as her grandmother was a Howard, his granddaughter. There is a British monarch who can trace their maternal ancestry to this dynastic founder – Elizabeth II, who also shares the “Treetops” coincidence with her…
Hatfield (2008)

Feb 4, 2014

buildings

Cecils, Elizabeth I, Hatfield House, travel

Anniversary watch Having marked the anniversaries of Rowland Taylor’s execution (Hadleigh 1555) and Thomas Stafford’s landing (Scarborough 1557); I took the train to Hatfield yesterday. The estate is immediately opposite the station, on a Cambridge-London line, and the house is ten minutes’ walk from the entrance. It is E-shaped and guided tours explore all except…

Hatfield House

Raby Castle is now the eleventh “Treasure House” of England….

Another Howard riddle

Hatfield (2008)