PHOTO ALBUM
Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland. Known as the "Wizard" Earl, he was imprisoned in the Tower for 22 years on trumped up charges of complicity in the "gun powder plot". Van Dyck.
The ruins of Egremont Castle in Cumbria. It was once a Percy fortress.
A veiw of Cockermouth in Cumbria. A Percy domain in the 15th century, it is now inhabited by Lord Egremont.
Mighty Alnwick Castle from across the Aln river.
Warkworth Castle, home of Hotspur. From here the Percy rebellion of 1403 was launched.
"Hotspur" statue Newcastle.
Petworth House, a Percy estate since the time of Josceline de Louvain in the thirteenth century. It is now owned by the National Trust but it is still the Home of Lord Egremont. His family has lived here since the early 18th century.
St Georges Chapel Windsor where the Percy Knights banner hangs.
A painting depicting the arrest of King Richard II, a deed in which the Percies were inextricabley linked.
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