Evelyn Edwards

Evelyn Edwards Storyteller✨History Presenter 📜
Telling the stories of our past, Making history accessible. Instagram:
Twitter:

See me in NatGeo, HER, Criminal Minds, Mimi, Bosch, Castle, & More
BA, MM, PSD
👑 of the 🏰
www.queenofthecastles.com

06/06/2026

On August 5, 1600 on of the greatest unsolved mysteries in British and Scottish history. The events involve King James VI, a pot of gold, and the sons of one of the men who kidnapped him when he was a teenager. The result ended in some people profiting HEAVILY, like David Murray the owner of Balvaird Castle

04/06/2026

In 1542 the CROWN OF IRELAND ACT was passed making Henry and all of his descendants KING of Ireland. He began a policy of having the Irish chiefs give their lands to him and then he would give them back under a Royal Charter - they would keep their lands and have protection but there were very heavy exchanges. They would pay rent, they would have to change their title, and their entire way of life would have to become Anglicized. This meant clothing, language, and religion. By the time Henry's son Edward VI the became king, England decided to take serious measure to deal with the MacDonnell Clan-the most powerful caln on the Antrim Coast in the North of Ireland. In 1551 Sir James Croft was sent with a fleet of 4 ships to launch an attack on the MacDonell clan and most specifically Kinbane Castle. The English sieges of Kinbane Castle against the great Colla MacDonell fell in to legend. Underneath the castle a cave became known as "Lag Na Sassenach" or Hollow of the English.

01/06/2026

Arthur was the hope of England. The hope of the future of the Tudor dynasty. He was the physical embodiment of the joining of the houses of Lancaster and York and the end of 30 years of war. His death at tender age of 15 at Ludlow Castle brought shock, grief, and profound political consequences. Catherine of Aragon and Arthur had only been married 5 months, when when Arthur passed. Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales was buried in Worcester Cathedral. Henry VIII was 10 years old at the time. His life and education would change dramatically and he would ascend to the throne and become King of England 7 years later and marry his brother's widow: Katherine of Aragon.

28/05/2026

Many people now know about Bamburgh Castle as being Uhtred’s Castle from The Last Kingdom. But did you know that is was the very first castle in English History to fall by cannon fire? It was during the very tumultuous time of the War of the Roses and in this video I tell you what happened.

25/05/2026

Cersei Lannister from Games of Thrones was based on a very real person: Margaret of Anjou. After the disastrous Battle of Northampton, the Lancastrian Queen found herself a fugitive in the wild woods of the Welsh border. Robbed, betrayed, and holding a knife to her throat, she was left with nothing but her young son and a fierce determination to save his birthright.
This is the story of her desperate flight to Harlech Castle.

“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” — Edith Wharton PS it took two...
20/05/2026

“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” — Edith Wharton PS it took two trillion years to take this picture with no one in it. Worth it? Yes. 💚

20/05/2026

Why do we call Mary I of England ‘Bloody Mary’? Should we call her that? Is it justified? five years after Mary passed away, there was a book written by a man named John Foxe and it became known as Foxe’s Book of Martyrs. And in this book, he vividly, graphically, and shockingly describes the over 280 executions that happened under Mary I’s reign. It was incredibly widely read, very popular, very, very well received, and it was in this book that the nickname ‘Bloody Mary’ was written. This book was written with a very specific political and religious agenda and it was one of the most prolific and most important pieces of propaganda written during Elizabeth I's reign.

16/05/2026

Were the bones found at the Tower of London REALLY the two Princes? And why do you think that?

13/05/2026

Does Amiens Cathedral REALLY have the head of John the Baptist? And if they do, how did it get there?!

The Porch of the Maidens on the Acropolis. History and historic sites fill me with wonder. They make me so aware of the ...
12/05/2026

The Porch of the Maidens on the Acropolis. History and historic sites fill me with wonder. They make me so aware of the how short of a time each of us are on this spinning rock…and they make wonder what they will say about us in 2000 years. 💚🏛️

Address

8 College Yard
Worcester
WR1 2 LA

Website

http://www.queenofthecastles.com/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Evelyn Edwards posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share