Queen Catherine of Aragon spent the last two years of her life at Kimbolton Castle, where she led an austere religious life until her death there on 7th January 1536, either from cancer or by poisoning. Following the news of his former wife's death, Henry VIII held a ball at Greenwich to celebrate the occasion, wearing a bright yellow suit.
A large portion of the South Wing collapsed in 1707 but the Queen's Chamber remained intact, and it is to this Chamber that the lonely Queen returns, robed in a white dress and wearing her crown.
Another ghost of Kimbolton Castle is that of Sir John Popham, Lord Chief Justice during the reign of Elizabeth I, who lies in wait for poachers in the park, just as he had done in life. He has also been seen on many occasions sitting on a wall, ready to pounce on any intruder
A third ghost is that of an unidentified child, who was flung from one of the castle's windows many years ago, to meet a dreadful death on the flagstones below. |
