Tag Archives: Place to visit
Place to visit: Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace: a magnificent rival to Versailles. Blenheim is only a few miles out of Oxford at the edge of the little town of Woodstock. It was built on land given to John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough, by Queen Anne to celebrate his victory over the French at Blenheim in 1704. His success prevented Louis XIV from dominating Continental Europe and, as his descendant Winston Churchill wrote, ‘changed the political axis of the world’. Vanbrugh was commissioned to design a palace suitable for the hero, and £240,000 was voted for it by Parliament.
Place to visit: Malta
Surrounded on three sides by the Mediterranean, the city of Valletta is one of Europe’s finest historic attractions. Here visitors enjoy sumptuous palaces, theatres, gardens and churches that recall the heyday of the Knights of St John, known also as Knights Hospitaller.
Place to visit: Warwick Castle
The origins of Warwick Castle can be traced back to the Saxon fortification which Ethelfleda, daughter of Alfred the Great, used to defend against invading Danes. The first castle, however, to appear on the site was a wooden motte and bailey constructed in 1068 at the command of William the Conqueror. Throughout the Middle Ages, under successive earls of Warwick, the castle was gradually rebuilt in stone. By the 14th century, it was a towering medieval fortress and the stronghold of the mighty Beauchamp family.
Place to Visit: Eastnor Castle, UK
Place to visit: Jorvik Viking Centre in York, UK
It must be the smell that most people remember after visiting the Jorvik Viking Centre. It so distinctive that set s you immediately centuries back in the past. You are in Viking World!