Author Archives: The Garden History Blog

Alan Titchmarsh calls  Belvoir “everyone’s idea of what a castle should be”.  However, while it might look like an impregnable fortress in fact it’s  a “fake” stronghold, built in the mediaeval style in the early 19thc. It is the fourth castle on … Continue reading →

Last week’s post ended with this rather strange picture of the Virgin Mary sitting in a garden with a unicorn in her lap and the Angel Gabriel dressed as a hunter chasing after it with dogs.         … Continue reading →

If I asked you to think about mediaeval gardens  I’m sure a few things would quickly come to mind…. monks, monasteries and herbs and then if you recall paintings you might have seen  on Christmas or greetings cards you might … Continue reading →

I’m sure many of you saw the news earlier this year of the discovery in a Warwickshire field of this golden locket dating from the 16thc. While the front  has the initials of Henry VIII and his first wife Katherine … Continue reading →