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Fotheringhay Castle war ein Schloss in Northamptonshire, England, und Stammsitz der Hauses York. Es wurde vermutlich um 1100 von Simon I. de Senlis , dem zweiten Earl of Northampton , gegründet. Im Jahr 1113 ging der Besitz auf Prinz David von Schottland über, als er Simons Witwe, die Tochter des ersten Earl of Northampton, heiratete.
On a gloomy morning just over 400 years ago the scene was set for the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots in the Great Hall on 8 February 1587. She was brought here to stand trial for treason because the castle was set in a marshy landscape where it was felt by the authorities that the condemned Scottish queen would be more securely imprisoned.
Fotheringhay Castle Fotheringhay Castle was in the village of Fotheringhay 3 1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) to the north of the market town of Oundle, Northamptonshire. It was probably founded around 1100 by Simon de Senlis, Earl of Northampton. In 1113, possession passed to Prince David of Scotland when he married Simon’s widow. The castle then descended with the Scottish princes until the
The motte and bailey castle at Fotheringhay lies at the south eastern end of the present village close to the River Nene. The castle consists of a substantial earthwork motte, an inner bailey and the remains of the outer bailey earthworks. The motte is a steep-sided round mound approximately 7m high and about 70m in diameter.
Fotheringhay’s great days were largely over. The Chancel of the massive church was pulled down in 1553 during the dissolution of the monasteries. The castle was levelled in the 1630’s. What’s left is a beautiful echo of it’s former glories – the lovely stone church across the river, and signs of grand stones and carvings in the ...
Fotheringhay. Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire was originally a possession of the Scottish kings, but was forfeit to the English Crown in 1294. It came to prominence after Richard II granted it to Edmund of Langley the founder of the house of York. As such it became one of King Edward IV’s favourite country seats.
7 feb 2015 · Fotheringhay was granted to her son King Edward along with other estates. By 1469, King Edward IV and his wife Elizabeth Woodville would occasionally make Fotheringhay their residence. After Cecily Neville died in 1495, King Henry VII gave Fotheringhay to his wife, Elizabeth of York, King Edward IV’s daughter. King Henry VIII gave the castle ...
