Haunted castle Rising Norfolk (please read description)

The upper rooms are said to be haunted by the ghost of one of the castle’s most notorious former residents – Queen Isabella, the "she-wolf of France".

As the former mistress of the power hungry Roger Mortimer, Isabella had been instrumental in the horrific murder of her husband, Edward II, in 1327. It is a widely held misconception that her son, Edward III, following the execution of Mortimer, imprisoned her at the castle in 1331. Nothing could be further from the truth. Not only did Isabella live in regal splendor here, but she was also free to move with her retinue between her various residences as befitted a lady of her social standing. Legend, however, states that this formidable woman sank into an old age that was racked by violent dementia, her last troubled years spent in the whitewashed rooms of the upper stories. She died at her castle in Hertford on August 23, 1358, and was buried in the monastery of the Greyfriars by Newgate in London.

The echoes of her last troubled years are still said to rebound through the corridors of the castle. Several visitors have been shocked by the sound of hysterical cackling around the top floor of the building. Residents in the nearby village have occasionally been disturbed by ghostly screams and maniacal laughter coming from the castle in the early hours of the morning.

[atimeofshadows]

I used to live in Norfolk. There are some awesome ruins to go visit there, my wife and I frequently would venture out and discover some cool ruins to explore. So awesome. Just subbed.

[rochellechouinard]

Totally cool 😎 LOVE Castles and love you're choice of music! My family the Williams had a Castle now just the remains in Wales