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Schloss Benrath – The Pleasure Palace

Wednesday, 28 March 2018, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Schloss Benrath in Düsseldorf is a baroque style pleasure palace. It was built for the Elector Palatine Charles Theodor, later also Elector of Bavaria and his wife Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste of Sulzbach. Although the palace was built for them, the couple only visited the palace once. There was another palace nearby, but not much survives of [read more]

Doune Castle – The Dower House

Wednesday, 14 February 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1

Doune Castle is in the village of Doune, near Stirling in Scotland. It was originally built in the 13th century and was most likely damaged during the Scottish Wars of Independence. It was then rebuilt in the current form by Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany. It was passed into the hands of the crowns in [read more]

Linlithgow Palace – The Birth of a Queen

Wednesday, 7 February 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Linlithgow Palace began its life as a fortification known as “the Peel”, which had been built in the 14th century by occupying English forces. In 1424, the entire town of Linlithgow was partially destroyed by fire and the rebuilding of the palace was begun by King James I. The following century additions were made by [read more]

Stirling Castle – Crowning Glory

Wednesday, 31 January 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Stirling Castle is one of the largest castles in Scotland and sits atop Castle Hill in Stirling, about an hour away from Edinburgh. It was one of the most used Scottish royal residences, and several Kings and Queens have been crowned there, including Mary, Queen of Scots. The first record dates from 1110, when King [read more]

Edinburgh Castle – The Maidens’ Castle

Wednesday, 24 January 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1

Edinburgh Castle dominates the skyline of Edinburgh from the Castle Rock. A royal castle has stood on this site since at least the 12th century. It has been alternatively known as the Maidens’ Castle until the 16th century. Due to its strategic location, it was involved in quite a few conflicts. The oldest building on [read more]

Schloss Pyrmont – A famous meeting

Wednesday, 3 January 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

This Baroque castle was the scene of one of the most famous lines in Dutch royal history. King William III of the Netherlands arrived here on 28 July 1878 to court Pauline of Waldeck and Pyrmont. Pauline rejected the elderly King, but her sister, Emma, supposedly exclaimed, “We cannot just let the poor man go [read more]