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Burning of Naworth Castle - from a drawing made on the spot, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Burning of Naworth Castle - from a drawing made on the spot, 1844. We regret to record the destruction by fire of this most perfect and interesting of the Border Castles...situated in the parish of Brampton, at a distance of eleven miles north-east of Carlisle...the baronial residence of the Lords of Gilsland, and a seat of the Earl of Carlisle. The distressing intelligence of the fire reached Carlisle...and it was soon confirmed by the ominous smoke that rose from the hills beyond Brampton, amidst which the castle was beautifully situated, on elevated ground, overlooking the Vale of Irthing. A special train was immediately despatched from the station of the Newcastle line, conveying the powerful fire-engines of this borough, with a suitable force of policemen, and in less than an hour after the alarm had reached Carlisle, the engines had arrived at the scene of destruction'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I

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Letter from Viscount Thomas Wentworth to James Hay, 27th August 1633.Artist: Thomas Wentworth

Letter from Viscount Thomas Wentworth to James Hay, 27th August 1633. Letter written from Dublin by Wentworth, Lord Deputy of Ireland, to James Hay, Earl of Carlisle, on the difficulties of his position at Dublin, owing to the self-seeking of his subordinates and their determination to keep from him all knowledge of affairs, with protestation of his willingness to sacrifice everything for King Charles I. From the second series of Facsimiles of royal, historical, literary and other autographs in the Department of Manuscripts, British Museum: Series I-V. (London, 1899)

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