RMRC7D1A–Preston Tower is a ruined L-plan keep in the ancient Scottish village of Prestonpans. The original structure, some of which may date from the 14th century, has four storeys with a further two storeys were added above the parapet in 1626. It was burnt by the Earl of Hertford in 1544 during the Rough Wooing, and by Oliver Cromwell in 1650. After being restored it burnt again, accidentally, in 1663 and was abandoned for the nearby Preston House, East Lothian. One of the Hamilton family was the noted covenanter Robert Hamilton, a commander in the battles of Drumclog and Bothwell Brig.
RM2H9Y91Y–London, UK. 9th Dec, 2021. Nicky Haslam, Interior Designer, for the Interiors of Stanley House, poses with some of the Collection. Bonhams sale Collections will take place at Bonhams in Knightsbridge on December 14th. An assembly of remarkable private features, outstanding furniture and works of art from Stanley House, an historic 17th-century Chelsea house which famously belonged to Sir William Hamilton, who oversaw the shipment of the Parthenon Sculptures for Lord Elgin as well as the recovery of those subsequently lost at sea. Credit: Tommy London/Alamy Live News
RM2C3TAYC–Northern Ireland, County Fermanagh. Monea Castle, a 17th century Plantation rectangular tower house.
RM2DGBNDP–A late 19th Century view of the gateway to medieval Lancaster Castle, circa 1090, Lancashire, England. In the 14th Century, the Scots invaded England and damaged the castle. It was not to see military action again until the English Civil War when Parliamentarians captured the castle in 1643. It remained under Parliamentarian control until the end of the war. In 1648 the town withstood a siege from the Royalist Duke of Hamilton; when King Charles was executed in 1649 Parliament again ordered the dismantling of the castle, apart from administative buildings and use as a county gaol.
RM2DYPB0X–Historic 17th century Hamilton House with crow-stepped gables, Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
RM2H9Y926–London, UK. 9th Dec, 2021. Nicky Haslam, Interior Designer, for the Interiors of Stanley House, poses with some of the Collection. Bonhams sale Collections will take place at Bonhams in Knightsbridge on December 14th. An assembly of remarkable private features, outstanding furniture and works of art from Stanley House, an historic 17th-century Chelsea house which famously belonged to Sir William Hamilton, who oversaw the shipment of the Parthenon Sculptures for Lord Elgin as well as the recovery of those subsequently lost at sea. Credit: Tommy London/Alamy Live News
