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Explore the White Tower
Explore all four floors of the White Tower at the Tower of London using the Unity 3d game engine.
A Medieval Mystery
There appear to be some strange connections between the fourteenth century Old Wardour Castle and ancient stone circle Stonehenge.
1: Location
Old Wardour Castle appears to be aligned to ancient sites in the Stonehenge landscape.
2: Alignment
Stonehenge is aligned to the Summer Solstice. Old Wardour has a very similar alignment.
3: Size
Could the builders of Old Wardour used mesaurements from Stonehenge to layout the geometrical keep?
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Historical events occurring between 1551 and 1575
Raleigh, Walter (Sir) (b.1552 - ex.1618)
Seymour, Edward (Duke of Somerset, Protector) ( - d.1552)
Dudley, John (Earl of Warwick, Duke of Northumberland) (b.1504 - d.1553)
Edward (VI, King of England 1547-1553) (b.1537 - d.1553)
Grey, Henry (Duke of Suffolk) ( - ex.1554)
Grey, Jane (Lady) (b.1537 - ex.1554)
Howard, Thomas (3rd Earl of Norfolk) (b.1473 - d.1554)
Joanna (of Castile, The Mad) (b.1479 - d.1555)
Cranmer, Thomas (Archbishop of Canterbury) (b.1489 - d.1556)
Charles (V, Holy Roman Emperor (1519-58) and I, King of Spain (1516-56)) (b.1500 - d.1558)
Mary (I, Queen of England 1553-1558, Bloody Mary, Mary Tudor) (b.1516 - d.1558)
Brandon, Frances (Lady) (b.1517 - d.1559)
Henry (II, King of France 1547-1559) (b.1519 - d.1559)
Cavendish, Thomas (b.1560 - d.1592)
James (VI of Scotland, 1567-1625, from 1603 James I of England) (b.1566 - d.1625)
Henry (Lord Darnley) (b.1546 - d.1567)
Stewart, James (1st Earl of Moray) (b.1531 - m.1570)
Stewart, Matthew (Earl of Lennox) ( - d.1571)
Knox, John ( - d.1572)
Anne (of Denmark, Queen Consort of Scotland) (b.1574 - d.1619)
Hamilton, James (2nd earl of Arran) ( - d.1575)
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