Joan of France was born on 23 April 1464 as the second daughter of Louis XI of France and Charlotte of Savoy. Shortly after she was born, it was agreed that she should marry her father’s second cousin, the Duke of Orléans who would become Louis XII of France. At the age of 12, Joan [read more]
Elizabeth Stuart was born on 28 December 1635 as the daughter of King Charles of England and Henrietta Maria of France. She lived during a time of unrest. Her father was eventually executed in 1649. From the age of six, she was a prisoner of Parliament during the English civil war. She wrote an emotional account [read more]
For the past few days, I was in Newcastle on a so-called mini-cruise with DFDS Seaways. While I was there, I had a full day at Alnwick Castle and the taxi driver also took me to Warkworth Castle and while I was shopping I also went inside The Castle. I have a lot of pictures [read more]
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