Born | circa 1404 | Born At | |
Died | 1445 | Buried At | |
Father | Beaufort, John (1st Earl of Somerset) | Mother | Holland, Margaret |
Born | circa 1404 / |
Died | 1445 / |
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Family Tree Details
Beaufort, Joan (b.1404? - d.1445)
+James (I, King of Scotland 1406-1437) (b.1394 - d.1437)
= Margaret (Stewart) ( - d.1445)
| +Louis (XI, King of France 1461-1483)
= Isabella (Stewart) ( - d.1494)
= Eleanor (Stewart) ( - d.1480)
= James (II, King of Scotland 1437-1460) (b.1430 - d.1460)
| +Mary (of Guelders) (b.1433 - d.1463)
| = James (III, King of Scotland 1460-1488) (b.1452? - d.1488)
| | +Margaret (of Denmark) (b.1456 - d.1486)
| | = James (IV King of Scotland 1488-1513) (b.1473 - d.1513)
| = Stewart, Alexander (Duke of Albany) (b.1454? - d.1485)
= Joan (Stewart) ( - d.1480)
Timeline
Joan Beaufort, the wife of King James I of Scotland gave birth to twins, James and Alexander at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh. Alexander did not survive long.
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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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