The 12th century stronghold became the fully fortified Chillingham Castle in 1344 and the family bloodline has remained ever since. In the Middle Ages, England wanted to own Scotland, but the Scottish resisted. Chillingham Castle was used as a checkpoint for crossing Scottish. The Scottish, on their part, attacked the castle on several occasions. Chillingham Castle is said to be the most haunted castle in England. More than 100 ghosts are said to haunt it. It was built as a monastery before 1246, later transformed into a castle. #chillinghamcastle #castle #northumberland #england #uk only 22 people were executed inside the Tower of London, and more than half of those occurred during the 20th century. However, just outside the Tower of London sits Tower Hill, a public space that was the location for over 100 executions. Peter ad Vincula is known as the burial place for famous Tower prisoners, including three queens of England: Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard and Jane Grey. All were executed in the 16th century, and their headless bodies were buried under the chapel without a memorial. #toweroflondon #london #anneboleyn #ghosts #haunted #uk Alnwick Castle is a castle and country house in Alnwick in the English county of Northumberland. It is the seat of the 12th Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman conquest. The Vampire of Alnwick Castle, Northumberland Writing in the 12th century, historian William of Newburgh chronicled how a former master of medieval Alnwick Castle would rise from his underground tomb and prowl the streets of the town at night, causing terror and disease. On a fateful Palm Sunday, two young men from the town, armed with pitchforks, embarked on a mission to unveil the hideout of the cadaver. Upon finding the corpse, they discovered that the burial shroud had been torn to shreds, and the body of the man was bloated, engorged, and putrid.It was a grisly spectacle that seemed to offer irrefutable proof that the revenant had indeed been nourishing itself with the blood of the living.Leading the body to the outskirts of the town, it was burned. It was only then that the curse that had consumed the town was lifted, bringing an abrupt end to the devastating plague and the terror of the townsfolk. To this very day, the haunting figure is referred to as the Alnwick Vampire, a name coined by De Newburgh. Remarkably, his account of this eerie tale is the first recorded use of the word 'bloodsucker' in the context of England. #anlwickcastle #castle #ghosts #uk #england #haunted #most haunted Bamburgh served as a palace for monarchs over the coming centuries and was stayed in by John, Henry III, Edward I, Edward II and Edward III. As well as hosting kings, hostages and prisoners were kept in Bamburgh's Keep including the wounded Scot's King, David Bruce. The Pink Lady, Bamburgh Castle's most infamous ghost. Centuries ago a stunningly beautiful Northumbrian princess lived at the Castle. But she was left broken hearted after her father, disapproving of the boy she loved, sent her suitor overseas for seven years. #bambroughcastle #castles #uk #england #ghoststories #creepy #mosthaunteduk #fyppppp #foryoupage