What is recorded here

Tutbury Castle is a ruined medieval fortress in East Staffordshire that held Mary, Queen of Scots as a prisoner and Constance, wife of John of Gaunt, as a resident. George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury guarded Mary there after her defeat at Langside, while Constance later hosted a lavish court that patronised music and the arts. The stones have absorbed both fears and festivities, waiting for the next person brave enough to imagine life inside their hollow chambers.

The National Heritage List for England records Tutbury Castle as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Tutbury Castle was built by the Peverel family in the 11th century and later held by the Crown. It is important as a historic site associated with the imprisonment of several royal figures, including Mary, Queen of Scots.

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