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Please find below some basic history from around Cumbria, if you require more information then please contact:-

Carol Donnelly (Tour Guide)
Telephone: +44 (0) 1228 670578
Mobile: 07775 603397 or visit www.greatguidedtours.co.uk

Carlisle Castle
UNION of the CROWNS.
400 years ago Elizabeth 1st died unmarried and childless. The throne of England fell to the son of Mary Queen of Scots, James VI of Scotland who became James I of England. Both Henry VIII and Elizabeth I made their mark on the castle and Mary Queen of Scots was held prisoner here in 1568

Carlisle Citadel & Crown Court
The imposing sandstone towers known as the citadel provide an impressive southern entrance to the city and a welcome to visitors arriving via citadel railway station.

Near to the site of the original 12thC English Gate, it became a Citadel on the order of Henry VIII, the City Gaol in the 17thC and the Crown Court in 1822

Hadrians Wall
There is a Hadrian’s Wall Bus Service which can be booked, stopping at all the Roman Forts and Museums along the Wall interpreting 2000 years of frontier life and history (with the help of some special Roman items).

For full timetable details visit www.hadrians-wall.org or telephone + (0) 1228 322002

		History in Cumbria Please find below some basic history from around Cumbria, if you require more information then please contact:- Carol Donnelly (Tour Guide) Telephone: +44 (0) 1228 670578 Mobile: 07775 603397 or visit www.greatguidedtours.co.uk Carlisle Castle UNION of the CROWNS. 400 years ago Elizabeth 1st died unmarried and childless. The throne of England fell to the son of Mary Queen of Scots, James VI of Scotland who became James I of England. Both Henry VIII and Elizabeth I made their mark on the castle and Mary Queen of Scots was held prisoner here in 1568 Carlisle Citadel & Crown Court The imposing sandstone towers known as the citadel provide an impressive southern entrance to the city and a welcome to visitors arriving via citadel railway station. Near to the site of the original 12thC English Gate, it became a Citadel on the order of Henry VIII, the City Gaol in the 17thC and the Crown Court in 1822 Hadrians Wall There is a Hadrian’s Wall Bus Service which can be booked, stopping at all the Roman Forts and Museums along the Wall interpreting 2000 years of frontier life and history (with the help of some special Roman items). For full timetable details visit www.hadrians-wall.org or telephone + (0) 1228 322002