History and Stories

Dutiful, intelligent and cultured, but cruelly labelled ‘mad’

Who was the real Guy Fawkes, the man behind the mask?

From contender for the throne to prisoner in the Tower of London

Hillsborough Castle has become a place in which to see amazing art

‘The Grandest House in County Down’

A unique Northern Ireland Secretary and Hillsborough Castle resident

Intelligent and generous, he lived in his father's shadow and was killed for his throne

Henry VIII's historic meeting with his great rival François I in 1520 was a defining point in his reign

Generous, scholarly James and his cultured wife

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