The Two Princes Edward and Richard in the Tower

the princes in the tower

The Two Princes Edward and Richard in the Tower by John Everett Millais (1829-1896)c1878 Apart from one pen portrait of Edward V with his father (which does not represent a likeness), no contemporary portraits of either of Edward IV’s sons exist. It is hardly surprising then that this romantic portrait, painted 400 years after the […]

The Prisoners of Pevensey Castle

Pevensey castle

Built as a Roman fort, by the fifteenth century Pevensey Castle was being used as a state prison. We look at some of the most important prisoners who were kept there. The beginings of Pevensey Castle On the East Sussex coast sits the ruins of one of England’s least well-known and yet most significant castles. […]