Tag: Sir Walter Scott

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200 Years of Sir Walter Scott’s ‘Kenilworth’

15/01/2021

Depending on which source you believe, Sir Walter Scott’s novel Kenilworth was first published on this day 15th January, 1821. So, today marks 200 years since the publication of the novel which put the sleepy village of Kenilworth on the international tourism map. The Edinburgh University website records that “A contract for the new novel… Read More 200 Years of Sir Walter Scott’s ‘Kenilworth’

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The King’s Arms & Castle – Then & Now

18/03/2016

The King’s Arms & Castle, 1960s. According to Rob Steward’s “The Inns and Roads of Kenilworth” (Odibourne Press, 2000) the “King’s Arms Inn” was the venue of the Abbey Courts Leet in 1563 and remained so until the nineteenth century. By the nineteenth century, Coaches used to call in at the King’s Arms ‘from a… Read More The King’s Arms & Castle – Then & Now