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Dame Sylvie, the resident expert on all things historical, offers a unique view of the Great Castles of our time. Learn about the personages who resided therein, their passions, their intrigues while viewing amazing photography to stir the imagination and the senses.

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• Arundel, Part 1 – Ties to the Throne

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  Part 1 of a series of 3 Arundel Castle history

  Arundel Castle, dating back to the Middle Ages, is the second largest castle in England and boasts some of the strongest ties to the throne.  In the 11th century, King William was the first to make a grant of this region, with the strategic hill today [...]

• Arundel, Part 2 – The White Ship Disaster

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  Part 2 in a series of 3 Arundel Articles
  Though I have written already of Adeliza de Louvain’s ownership of Arundel Castle, of how it came to her through Henry I ( 1068/1069 – 1135) and how it benefited from the stewardship of her second husband, William d’Albini II(one of the master castle builders of his [...]

• Arundel, Part 3 – Perfidy and the odd Canonization

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  The sheer magnificence of Arundel, photo by David Urrutia

  Arundel Part 1
  Part 3 of a series of articles on Arundel Castle
  William D’Aubigny (also D’Albini) retained possession of Arundel Castle until his death when it reverted to the crown. Henry II (1154–1189) stayed at Arundel often and spent a prodigious amount of money on mainly domestic improvements, like [...]