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  Kimbolton School - Castle Visits   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Kimbolton Castle, originally a medieval castle, underwent many changes before the Great Rebuilding by Vanbrugh, Hawksmoor and Adam, as the country house of the Dukes of Manchester.
Kimbolton Castle is open to groups by arrangement throughout the year, including evenings, although access during Kimbolton School terms is restricted by School usage.
Kimbolton Castle welcomes groups interested in a particular aspect of the Castle's history.
www.kimbolton.cambs.sch.uk /castlevisits.htm   (546 words)

  
  Kimbolton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kimbolton is a large village in Cambridgeshire, England.
Catherine died at Kimbolton Castle in 1536 and was transported from there to Peterborough Cathedral to be buried.
Kimbolton, and the lands of its soke, comprised the only estate of King Harold in Huntingdonshire, It is believed that Harold had a hunting lodge nearby.
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 Kimbolton Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, is best known as the final home (or prison) of King Henry VIII's first queen, Catherine of Aragon.
No remains of this castle (most likely a fortified manor house) remain, although it was built on the site of the present castle.
His descendants owned the castle for 335 years until it was sold in 1950.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kimbolton_Castle   (433 words)

  
 Kimbolton Castle - 24 Hour Museum - official guide to UK museums, galleries, exhibitions and heritage
Kimbolton Castle, Katherine of Aragon's last residence, was largely rebuilt as the 18th century country house of the Earls and Dukes of Manchester, owners for nearly 350 years.
Although the Castle is now the home of Kimbolton School, there are outstanding Pellegrini murals and a fine collection of portraits.
The Castle is well known for its outstanding set of Pellegrini murals on the Main Staircase and in the Chapel and Boudoir.
www.24hourmuseum.org.uk /museum_gfx_en/AM14659.html   (305 words)

  
 Kimbolton Parish Page
The parish of Kimbolton comprises the town of Kimbolton and the hamlets/villages of Stonely to the east and Wornditch half a mile to the west.
The park was part and parcel of the castle's demesnes in 1610; in 1615 the castle was conveyed to Sir Henry Montagu which started the parish's association with the Montagu family.
Kimbolton Castle was built before 1201 when the Earl of Essex received King John in his manor here.
www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big/eng/HUN/Kimbolton   (1557 words)

  
 Kimbolton Village History Page
Kimbolton is one of the finest examples in the country of a planned medieval settlement.
It was to this newly converted manor house that Catherine of Aragon was imprisoned in 1534 from the nearby village of Buckden.
Duke, Angus Montagu, was born in the castle in 1938.
www.big-village.co.uk /hunts/kimbolton/history   (2615 words)

  
 Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire
Kimbolton is a large village with an attractive High Street, but most people visit to see Kimbolton Castle.
The castle was greatly remodelled during the 17th century, when it was in the posession of the Dukes of Manchester.
Kimbolton Castle is now a school, but may be visited during the summer months and when the schoolis not in session.
www.britainexpress.com /counties/cambridgeshire/az/kimbolton.htm   (247 words)

  
 Huntingdonshire Family History Society - Huntingdonshire - Kimbolton
The town is pleasantly situated on the verge of the county, amidst sloping hills and woodlands diversified with fertile valleys.
Kimbolton castle, the magnificent residence of the Duke of Manchester, an ancient stone edifice, situated in a spacious park, was the residence of Catherine of Arragon, first wife of Henry VIII., subsequently to her divorce, where she also died.
Kimbolton gives the inferior title of baron to the Duke of Manchester: it was the birthplace of Lord Kimbolton, afterwards Earl of Manchester, a parliamentary general in the civil war.
www.huntsfhs.org.uk /Huntingdonshire/Kimbolton.html   (349 words)

  
 Huntingdonshire - Kimbolton
The principal seat, and chief object of attraction in this neighbourhood, is Kimbolton Castle, the seat of the Duke of Manchester; the mansion is an ancient and beautiful stone building, situated in an extensive park.
This castle was the jointure, and became the retirement of Queen Katherine, after her divorce from the inconstant Henry VIII.; it was here she died, on the 6th of January, 1536, and was interred in Peterborough cathedral.
Kimbolton confers the inferior title of Baron on the Duke of Manchester; this nobleman is lord of the manor, and his representative holds a court leet and baron, at which a constable is appointed.
www.uk-genealogy.org.uk /england/Huntingdonshire/towns/k/Kimbolton.html   (356 words)

  
 Earthwork Mounts in Huntingdonshire
In giving a plan of Huntingdon Castle and the large hill west of it, it is convenient to show also a deep ditch some 500 ft. to the west of the latter hill.
This small castle of the motte and bailey type stands upon what appears to be a natural hillock overlooking the Fens, at the northern end of the parish of Wood Walton, and is evidently the castle built by Ernald de Mandeville, circa 1144, when he removed his soldiers from Ramsey Abbey.
The outer moat encloses a roughly circular bailey, and the motte is in the centre.
www.huntingdonshire.info /history/2_2_mounts.htm   (2586 words)

  
 Ghosts Of East Anglia. (Page1.html)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
There was a far better chance that she and her followers would end up being executed and the promise must have been of little consolation to John Huddleston as he watched his manor house burning to the ground.
Another ghost of Kimbolton Castle is that of Sir John Popham, who was Lord Chief Justice during the reign of Elizabeth I, who after death, just as he had done in life, lies in wait for poachers in the park.
Castle Rising Castle was built by the Earl of Sussex in the middle of the 12th century.
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 Britain Update
Kimbolton is most famous for its associations with Katherine of Aragon.
Kimbolton Castle is now a school, but may be visited during the summer months and when the school is not in session.
Dolforwyn Castle, near Newtown, Powys, was constructed in 1272 as a symbol of Welsh defiance against England, but soon fell to the English.
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 Kimbolton Castle -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
A wooden (Click link for more info and facts about motte and bailey) motte and bailey castle was built in Kimbolton, on a different site, in (An inhabitant of Normandy) Norman times.
The castle went through various phases of ownership until, by the (Click link for more info and facts about 1520s) 1520s, it belonged to the (Click link for more info and facts about Wingfield) Wingfield family.
The castle was bought by (Click link for more info and facts about Sir Henry Montagu) Sir Henry Montagu, later (Click link for more info and facts about 1st Earl of Manchester) 1st Earl of Manchester, in 1615.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/k/ki/kimbolton_castle.htm   (468 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Kimbolton Castle
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www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Kimbolton-Castle   (1158 words)

  
 Kimbolton Castle
Kimbolton Castle in Cambridgeshire, is best known as the final home (or prison) of King Henry VIII's first queen, Katherine of Aragon.
She was sent here in April 1534 for refusing to give up her status or deny the validity of her marriage.
The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
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 Kimbolton Castle, Huntingdonshire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Kimbolton Castle that is a school today was built by Sir John Vanbrugh, architect of Castle Howard (see also Vanbrugh Castle, Kent).
The Fourth Earl of Manchester decided to have his existing building at Kimbolton remodelled in 1707 and invited Vanbrugh, who had worked on Castle Howard, his masterpiece, in 1699, to design his new residence in the prevalent "Gothick" style.
Kimbolton Castle operates as a school but is open on certain dates during the summer.
www.r-l-p.co.uk /kimbolt.html   (204 words)

  
 Northants District Association of the Camping and Caravanning Club. Section 4   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Catherine of Aragon was kept captive at Kimbolton Castle for the last two years of her life and her ghost is said to haunt the place.
Her ghost is believed to "walk the rooms and corridors in the dull gloaming or at silent midnight robed in a white dress and wearing her crown".
Another ghost of Kimbolton Castle is the forbidding spectre of Sir John Popham, the ferocious Lord Chief Justice of Elizabeth I's reign, who after death would lie in wait for poachers among the elms in the park or sit astride one of the walls ready to leap upon the back of any intruder.
www.nhda.fsnet.co.uk /sitekimbolton.html   (147 words)

  
 Kimbolton
Kimbolton is to the hundred of Leightonstone, on the western side of the county, on a branch leading from the high north road into Northamptonshire and other midland counties : it is 63 miles from Hicks’s Hall, London.
Kimbolton Castle, an ancient stone building, the seat of the Montagues, dukes of Manchester, was the residence of Catherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII, after her divorce : it has undergone many alterations since that period.
Several of the Montague family are buried in Kimbolton church, where they have monuments.
www.oldtowns.co.uk /Huntingdonshire/kimbolton.htm   (254 words)

  
 Kimbolton Castle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
A large portion of the South Wing collapsed in 1707 but the Queen's Chamber remained intact, and it is to this Chamber that the lonely Queen returns, robed in a white dress and wearing her crown.
Another ghost of Kimbolton Castle is that of Sir John Popham, Lord Chief Justice during the reign of Elizabeth I, who lies in wait for poachers in the park, just as he had done in life.
A third ghost is that of an unidentified child, who was flung from one of the castle's windows many years ago, to meet a dreadful death on the flagstones below.
www.hauntedgallery.co.uk /True/Cambridge/Kimbolton%20Castle.htm   (180 words)

  
 Hauntings in Britain
Said to be haunted by strange screams, apparitions have been seen, and the castle is steeped in folklore and legend.
This castle has several ghosts, including a Grey Lady, a White Lady, a phantom drummer, and a woman who appears on a white donkey.
The castle is said to be haunted by a nine-foot giant, who beats a drum.
www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk /hauntings/hauntlist5.html   (251 words)

  
 Richard_Wingfield   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
He was one of the major landowners in Huntingdonshire and lived at Kimbolton Castle.
Wingfield became a courtier during the reign of Henry VII of England.
Notably Kimbolton Castle which was further expanded by him.
www.usedaudiparts.com /search.php?title=Richard_Wingfield   (637 words)

  
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The Grange is situated in the picturesque village of Upper Dean, five miles from the historic town of Kimbolton.
Kimbolton Castle, Kimbolton - Now Kimbolton School, the original castle was acquired by Sir Richard Wingfield in 1522.
In 1615, Sir Henry Montague bought the castle and it remained in the family until being sold in 1950 to Kimbolton School.
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 Attractions in Huntingdonshire
Possibly most infamous for being one of the "prisons" of Catherine of Aragon until she was moved to Kimbolton Castle.
The Kimbolton Castle's most famous resident was Katherine of Aragon, who died here in 1536, and small sections of the Tudor house have survived.
Kimbolton Castle is set in extensive, wooded grounds, with pleasant walks.
www.huntingdonshire.info /county/attractions.htm   (1494 words)

  
 Kimbolton
Kimbolton is 7 miles west of St Neots, and 12 miles from Huntingdon.
At the eastern end of the High Street is Kimbolton Castle.
Kimbolton is the home of world renown Kimbolton Fireworks.
www.standrew-kimbolton.org.uk /kimbolton.htm   (481 words)

  
 Castle Weddings
On this page you will find a listing of castles that are licensed for civil marriages.
Cardiff Castle is sign posted from the M4.
From the B2027, turn to Chiddingstone at Bough Beech, 1 mile further on to crossroads, then straight to the castle.
www.castles-of-britain.com /castletd.htm   (468 words)

  
 The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Meet the Wives. Catherine of Aragon | PBS
Her final days were spent at Kimbolton Castle in Huntingdonshire.
Catherine had steadfastly refused to be addressed by her new title "Dowager Princess of Wales" and at Kimbolton ignored those who did not address her as Queen.
Those royal envoys sent to have her swear the oath that recognized Henry's marriage to Anne Boleyn as lawful and their heirs as legitimate were met with explosions of anger.
www.pbs.org /wnet/sixwives/meet/ca_handbook_fate.html   (141 words)

  
 East Anglia Tiger Owners Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The gathering was set within the Castle itself and its 60-acre Grounds.
Kimbolton Castle, was the last place of confinement for Queen Catherine of Aragon (wife of Henry VIII) who died in the Queens Room in 1535.
This year with the support of the Tiger Owners Club and E.A.T.O.C, 11 Tigers made the journey to Kimbolton, it was good to meet all the owners, to be able to put faces to all the names and to meet some old friends again.
www.eatoc.org.uk /events03.html   (1318 words)

  
 Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg19 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
7 Jan 1536 in Kimbolton Castle, Hunts, England and was buried 27 Jan 1536 in Peterborough, Cathedral, England.
Catherine PARR [Parents] [scrapbook] was born 1512 in Kendal Castle, Westmorland.
She died 5 Sep 1548 in Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire and was buried in Sudeley Castle, Chapel.
www.peterwestern.f9.co.uk /maximilia/pafg19.htm   (951 words)

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