Before Dad left to go back to the States he spent a little time with us in Leamington. Unfortunately, it rained 90% of the time that he was here, so we did a lot of what we Beckenhauers do best: watch movies.
But, shock of all shocks, we woke up one day to blue skies and sunshine, so we headed over to Warwick, the town right next to ours. Warwick has a pretty cool castle to explore. Here’s a glance at it:
So here’s a few interesting facts about the castle.
- It was first established in the early 11th century, but it wasn’t until the 13th century, when it was rebuilt that the castle became a place of prominence
- One of the owners of this castle helped supervise Joan of Arc’s trial and execution
- Throughout the years it was been visited by Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria, Winston Churchill, and Queen Elizabeth II. (though the latter came after it was turned into a museum)
- It was actually occupied and privately owned until 1978, when it was sold and turned into a museum.
The guys had to learn the hard way not to cross me.
In case you’re wondering, this is THE sword in the stone.
I tried really hard to get it out.
But the darn thing wouldn’t budge. So I called in for reinforcements…
Luckily my husband is an engineer. He decided to just take the whole rock and get the stone out later. What will we tell the landlords?
A view of Warwick from the walls.
The best part about the castle? You get to try on all the stuff.
And play with the swords! (A coward’s weapon, we later learned from a local serf)
We decided to skip the torture chamber dungeons though. Something about no guarantee of keeping your head…yikes!
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