Castles

This week I did visit Framingham castle in Suffolk.

Framlingham Castle is located in the market town of Framlingham in Suffolk. It was built by Roger Bigod, a knight, after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066.

Mary Tudor, the daughter of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon, was proclaimed the Queen of England here on 19 July 1553. Thomas was released from the Tower by Mary as a reward for his loyalty, but retired to Kenninghall rather than Framlingham.

Explorations of the past

Going out exploring is something I love to do when I'm away and this was taken in Suffolk, England two years ago when it was extremely hot  with temperatures over 31 degrees c which is why some of vegetation is clearly suffering.

The trees provided much needed shade while going on this three mile round trip which like most of that County is relatively flat  although I was well coated with suncream cover where my t shirt and grey shorts left exposed skin.

There was much insect life such as butterflies but there was a problem with other more dangerous insects such as tics one of which gave me Lyme Disease and almost took my life.