Framlingham castle was built in the 12th century and has had an eventful past, it was a stronghold of the Howard family (relations to Anne Boleyn), it was where Mary Tudor raised her armies and declared herself Queen, and from 1636-1839 it was a poor house for destitute people. The castle is now a ruin, but is still impressive. The self guided audio is informative, and necessary otherwise I would have just been looking at a pile of bricks with no concept of the history of the place.
|interior of Framlingham Castle|
We also went to the nearby graveyard, as Thomas Howard (uncle to Anne Boleyn) and Henry Fitzroy (Henry VIII's bastard) are both buried there.
|Thomas Howard's tomb|
|unusual gravestone in the church yard|