The last day of our tour has come.... ahhhh. Today we went to Arundel castle, the home of the Duke of Norfolk, the Earl Marshall of England and the premier Catholic family fo England.
The 3rd Duke was uncle to both Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard and he was also due to lose his head but Henry VIII died the day before. The fourth Duke did lose his head though for planning to marry Mary Queen of Scots. Two of the exhibits were Mary's girdle and pearl necklace. The castle is magnificent, built by the Normans in 1068 and has been added to ever since right up to the Victorian era.
For the final event together we went to a Tudor banquet in some catacombs right next to the Tower of London. It was a great show, music, dancing, juggling and sword fighting. Wenches served us all night and King Henry VIII was there too. All in all a great way to end ten nights together on a quest to find the Six Wives of One King.
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