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Elizabeth Castle (Norman: Lé Châté Lîzabé) [1] [2] is a castle and tourist attraction, on a tidal island within the parish of Saint Helier, Jersey. Construction was started in the 16th century when the power of the cannon meant that the existing stronghold at Mont Orgueil was insufficient to defend the Island and the port of St Helier was ...
Carisbrooke Castle: Newport, Isle of Wight: Charles I; Princess Elizabeth; Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester and Princess Henrietta; Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (1647 – c. 1652, 1896–1944; now managed by English Heritage) Castlewood House: Egham, Surrey Leased by The Duke and Duchess of York (1987–1990) Chideock Manor: Dorset
The current building is at least the fifth official residence of governors and lieutenant governors of Jersey. Early governors or their lieutenants resided at Mont Orgueil and later at Elizabeth Castle, although the latter's status as a tidal island meant that for convenience accommodation in the town of Saint Helier was sought. Colonel Magnus ...
The Queen kept Dudley close, giving him Kenilworth Castle in 1563 and the title of Earl of Leicester in 1564. Elizabeth visited him at the castle multiple times, once staying for 19 days during a ...
After King George VI passed away, Queen Elizabeth, now the Queen Mother, purchased the run-down Castle of Mey from Imbert-Terry. When she first saw the Castle, she reportedly remarked, "How sad it ...
Ambiguity surrounds the status of objects that came into the possession of Elizabeth II during her 70-year reign. [46] The Royal Collection Trust has confirmed that all pieces left to her by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, which included works by Monet, Nash, and Fabergé, belonged to her personally. [47]
A statue of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was unveiled in the gardens of Antrim Castle in September 2024. It was sculpted by Anto Brennan. [1]It is sculpted in bronze and depicts Queen Elizabeth II with her consort, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and two of their Welsh Corgi dogs.
Jean Poingdestre. Jean Poingdestre (1609–1691) was a native of Jersey and a supporter of the Royalists in the English Civil War.He was born in the parish of St Saviour, at the Poingdestre fief of Grainville.