If only walls could talk…well, the walls at the Tower of London actually do. The graffiti inside bears witness to the personal experience - and trauma - of former royalty, disgraced nobility, religious figures, military leaders and knights. Some of the most notable figures in Tudor history’s words can be seen etched on tge walls. #creatorsearchinsights #history #castleshistoryruins #historytime #historybuff #historytok #tudortok #tudorhistory

Mary Queen of Scots father James V had been imprisoned by his Stepfather Archibald Douglas the 6th Earl of Angus for over two years when he was a teenager. James grew to hate Douglas and when he finally came of age and was able to rule Scotland by himself-he began to exact his revenge upon not only his step tather but the entire Douglas Family. Janet Douglas was his step-father's sister. She was also the wife of the 6th Lord of Glamis who owned Glamis Castle in Scotland. Janet was eventually convicted of trying to poison the King James V as well as communicating to her outlaw brothers. Janet's sentence was to be executed on the hill at Edinburgh Castle on July 17, 1537. Her ghost is said to haunt Glamis Castle. #history #castlesofscotland #castleshistoryruins #ghoststories #historytime #historybuff #historytok #europeanhistory

Katherine of Aragon, Henry VIII’s first wife, died at 2pm on January 7th 1536. Her body was taken to Peterborough Cathedral- far away from Henry and his new wife Anne Boleyn. Katherine was buried not as a Queen of England, but as the Dowager princess of Wales. #katherineofaragon #catherineofaragon #henryviiiwives #henryviii #tudors #sixthemusical #history #tudorhistory

In September of 1937 a huge fire broke out in the bakery of Witley Court while the current owner, Sir Herbert “Piggy” Smith, was away at one of his other properties. The fire spread quickly, even though the floors were supposed to have been fireproofed. Only one wing was destroyed but the insurance company decided not to cover the major damage and the property ended up being sold and stripped leaving it a shell. #creatorsearchinsights #history #statelyhome #historytime #historybuff #castleshistoryruins #europeanhistory #historytok

Mary Queen of Scot's son King James VI, was kidnapped and taken captive when he 16 years old for 10 months. One of the ringleaders of this kidnapping was the 2no Earl of Gowrie. After James escaped and was old enough to reign as King in his own right, The Earl was promptly executed and James never trusted the Gowrie family again. Some years later the Earls Two sons were suspiciously killed while supposedly trying to kidnap the king again and possibly kill him. Well, At least that's What King James said. What would become known as The Gowrie conspiracy is one of the great unsolved mysteries of Scottish history. David Murray, who owned this castle- Balvaird Castle, helped King James dispose of the Gowries. Or was it that David helped save the King's life? Whichever it was David was rewarded for his service and promptly took Gowrie's previous post. #maryqueenofscots #jamesvi #jamesi #history #unsolvedmysteries #historymystery #castle #historynera #historytime #historybuff #maryandgeorge #maryandgeorgeseries #castleshistoryruins #maryandgeorge #creatorsearchinsights