Editing Fotheringhay (section)

== Fotheringhay Castle ==
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After the manor came into the possession of [[Edward III of England|Edward III]] he passed it to his son [[Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York]], founder of the Yorkist line. The castle then became the home of the [[Duke of York|Dukes of York]].  [[Richard III of England|Richard III]] was born there in 1452, and his father, [[Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York]] was re-buried at the nearby church in 1476. Duke Richard's wife, [[Cecily Neville]], Duchess of York, was later interred in the same tomb. The tomb opposite contains the body of Edward, the 2nd Duke of York, who was killed at the Battle of Agincourt.

Fotheringhay is also where [[Mary, Queen of Scots]], was tried and [[Decapitation|beheaded]] in 1587, and her body lay there for some months before its burial at [[Peterborough Cathedral]] and then its final burial in [[Westminster Abbey]].  Although it is often said that [[James I of England|James I]] destroyed the castle because his mother was killed there, the facts are rather more prosaic; it fell into such disrepair that it had to be pulled down, and the stones were all taken to be used in other buildings. Local legend has it that the staircase from the castle is now in the Talbot Hotel in [[Oundle]].<ref>Historical display in Fotheringhay Church, 2007</ref>