tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post3635639672820424916..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Castle In The Air: Sue PurkissMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-50882751696162459832012-10-17T08:11:35.259+01:002012-10-17T08:11:35.259+01:00Bavaria is now definitely on my list of places to ...Bavaria is now definitely on my list of places to visit! What fascinates me is trying to imagine what these places were actually like to live in, and at Wardour the headphone guide and the very simple display boards really enable you to do that.Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-53700819426083107592012-10-16T22:37:42.624+01:002012-10-16T22:37:42.624+01:00Thanks for this - what a great castle!Thanks for this - what a great castle!Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-60208673885958174512012-10-16T21:17:54.327+01:002012-10-16T21:17:54.327+01:00I'm very fond of Neuschwanstein over in Bavari...I'm very fond of Neuschwanstein over in Bavaria - like this castle, it's also not quite what it seems!<br /><br />If you Google it, you'll spot a fairy tale-esque castle complete with turrets. You may recognise it from a couple of films, especially Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Inside, the throne room is covered in gold-leaf depictions of Wagner's romanticised Nibelungenlied, Germany's equivalent to our King Arthur saga. However, go outside the throne room and soon you'll spot a door, with a little sign on it saying something along the lines of 'Warning, do not open this door - there's no floor'.<br /><br />You see, Neuschwanstein was built by Ludwig II of Bavaria, handily referred to as 'Mad King Ludwig'. He bankrupted the state paying for his astonishing castles (Linderhof nearby is finished, and also a bit of a jewel!) and was obsessed with the Ring Cycle by Wagner. He met a decidedly dodgy end when he 'drowned' in the grounds of (I think) Linderhof castle, and Neuschwanstein was left permanently unfinished. <br /><br />Perhaps Old Wardour should twin with Neuschwanstein - both their appearances belie their pasts!<br /><br />Thanks for a fascinating post and for poking my memory!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01821766209132805208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-42666081784517165512012-10-16T20:46:08.005+01:002012-10-16T20:46:08.005+01:00Call off Christmas indeed! He got all the best lin...Call off Christmas indeed! He got all the best lines... and Alan Rickman nailed them! :o)<br /><br />Great story, thanks for sharing it! The place looks fascinating... pity it got blown up!CrazyCrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17512240982215608638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-19406409341232878962012-10-16T17:24:43.107+01:002012-10-16T17:24:43.107+01:00I think the ones who survived must have been very ...I think the ones who survived must have been very good at seeing which way the wind was blowing!<br /><br />I'm interested in Blanche, too - she was a tough lady!Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-8996430028879561892012-10-16T16:12:52.483+01:002012-10-16T16:12:52.483+01:00Rickman? Yes!
Fascinating turn and turn about of ...Rickman? Yes!<br /><br />Fascinating turn and turn about of a castle. <br /><br />I can recall the Arundel family being spoken of as Catholics ( eg when visiting Arundel Castle years ago) but I've never been quite sure how the Catholic nobility hung on to their lands & property if they were so well known as such. Or did they just keep very quiet and not open the door?:-) Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-42273219819073647552012-10-16T15:47:15.233+01:002012-10-16T15:47:15.233+01:00No more merciful beheadings indeed! No more merciful beheadings indeed! michelle lovrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01026972300195225090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-12103555191427950822012-10-16T15:15:28.460+01:002012-10-16T15:15:28.460+01:00Lovely post and love that quote! Alan Rickman is t...Lovely post and love that quote! Alan Rickman is the Sheriff of my dreams. adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-50656382639048063722012-10-16T13:09:34.990+01:002012-10-16T13:09:34.990+01:00A wonderful pice of history, Sue. Next time I'...A wonderful pice of history, Sue. Next time I'm in Wiltshire I'll try and find it.Jean Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04805479454940218153noreply@blogger.com