It is described as a 'magnificent Jacobean house famed for its fine tapestries and rare books'.
More to the point, it is also said to be the home of Anne Boleyn's headless ghost.
The hall was built on the site of a former manor owned by Sir Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire, and believed to be his daughter Anne's birthplace.
Henry VIII's second wife was beheaded in 1536, and her apparition is said to manifest itself every year on the anniversary of her execution with her head in her lap, sitting in a coach drawn by a headless rider.
Headless Queen: Anne Boleyn is said to appear every year on the anniversary of her execution with her head in her lap
For good measure, however, the hall has two other souls wandering its corridors for eternity.
Sir Thomas is said to have been cursed for taking no action to save his daughter.
Each year, his spectre has to attempt to cross 12 bridges before cock crow.
The phantom of Sir John Fastolfe, the 15th-century knight who became the model for Shakespeare's Falstaff and sold the hall to Sir Thomas, is also believed to visit his old home.
Jan Brookes, Blickling's house manager, said some visitors report sightings, especially around May 19.
'One or two of our volunteers report little bits too: the "Grey Lady", someone coming through the wall and disappearing again - but then, this is a very old house with a lot of clanking in the pipes.'
The story of the Mistletoe Bride is shared by a number of halls throughout the country, including Norfolk’s Brockdish near Harleston. The story is told through a Victorian ballad, written in 1884 by Thomas Haynes, telling of a 17th century incident in which the daughter of the hall was due to wed Lord Lovell. The couple were celebrating their wedding, and decided to play hide and seek. As the bride hid, she planned for her new husband to find her in a chest hidden in the great hall. Unfortunately for the new bride, the chest had a spring which meant it could only be opened from the outside. She was not discovered until 50 years later, when the chest was opened and a corpse wearing a bridal gown was found clasping a twig of mistletoe.
Source: http://www.wymondhamguide.co.uk/pages/legends.html
Castle Rising, located close to the town of King’s Lynn, is said to have once been a busy seaport, athough the sea is now situated over four miles from the Castle itself.
Now ruined, the Castle was obviously very grand and handsome. Queen Isabella, who resided at Castle Rising Castle was a French princess married to Edward II. It is believed that he neglected her and eventually she died quite mad due to loneliness and isolation.
In 1327, Edward was deposed in favour of his son (Edward III), and the former King was eventually murdered by a close friend and lover of Isabelle’s, Roger Mortimer. The young king became more uneasy with Mortimers growing power and eventually ordered a raid upon his castle in Nottingham where he and Isabelle were, for him to be arrested. The Queen is said to have screamed and pleaded for her lovers life, but all to no avail as he was later convicted of the King’s murder and hanged at Tyburn in 1330.
Isabella was then sent to Castle Rising where her son demanded she never been seen in public again. He did however, allow her a few knights and ladies to keep her company. Twenty Seven years later Isabelle passed away, after becoming demented some years previous.
It is reported that her shrieks and manic, crazy laughter can still be heard echoing around the castle and its grounds.
Source(s):
http://www.ghostdatabase.co.uk/articles/castle-rising/
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rackheath church is haunted, we have gone many occasions... recently we caught a image of a girl and hear voice of a girl..
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