| Castle House was built in the 12th century from stones taken from an ancient castle that had been destroyed by the Danes. It was originally owned by the Barton Family but in the mid-15th century it was taken over by the Fowler Family and Edward Fowler owned the house when it was used to imprison Katherine of Aragon whilst Henry VIII was arguing with Cardinal Wolsey and the Pope about a divorce from her so that he could marry Anne Boleyn. In 1965 Buckingham Town Council moved into the house, unaware that it had been haunted by a ghost for nearly 400 years. The ghost is that of a Jesuit priest who was the confessor to the Queen and had risked his life many times to celebrate Mass with her. The ghost has been seen gliding along the corridor leading to the priest’s hole, his eventual grave. |
