Once King John’s favourite castle, wrecked on the orders of Charles II and ultimately demolished by the Victorians. It’s now a railway station.
WillAugust 18, 2022
Thousands from across Europe once came here to see two knights fight it out. When the king called it off at the last moment the events that followed led ultimately to his death.
WillAugust 18, 2022
Where Shakespeare is said to have been caught poaching deer. The home of the man who prosecuted him and who may have been parodied in more than one of the plays.
WillAugust 18, 2022
If rumour is to be believed, or tradition, or Victorian antiquarians. This is the site of Cymbeline’s Palace.
WillAugust 18, 2022
Shakespeare never mentioned it. Falstaff never went there. But still the Boar’s Head is revered as an iconic tavern from Henry IV’s days.
WillAugust 18, 2022
Kenilworth or Killingworth? Either way this is where Henry V received a gift of tennis balls from the French in a different play. It looked quite grand until the Civil War.
WillAugust 18, 2022
This corner of the Netherlands has been a war zone on and off for centuries. It’s the site of England’s first sea battle, a battlefield you can now walk on without getting your feet wet.
WillAugust 1, 2022
Where Macduff ordered his men to cut down branches to disguise their numbers. There are no trees from the original forest but one of their descendants is still standing at 600 years old.
WillJuly 28, 2022