2007-02-28 12:28:20 · 4 answers · asked by stef8705 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
A popular legend persists that in 1821, the first son of the eleventh Earl of Glamis was born badly deformed.
The unfortunate Heir was such an embarrassment that he was kept locked away in a secret room for the rest of his natural life.
The existence of the rightful Heir is thought to have been known to only four men at one time, the Earl of Strathmore, the illegitimate heir, the family lawyer and the factor of the estate.
At the age of 21 succeeding heirs were told the secret and shown the rightful Earl. In spite of his severe disabilities the true Earl of Glamis is reputed to have lived a long life and died around 1921.
2007-02-28 12:35:03 · answer #1 · answered by f0xymoron 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
THE GREY LADY
No visitor to Glamis Castle can fail to hear the story of the Grey Lady who is said to haunt the Chapel. Who was she?
She was Janet Douglas, wife of the sixth Lord Glamis. Her brother Archibald (1489-1557) Earl of Angus was very pro-English. His wife, Margaret, was the sister of Henry VIII and the widowed mother of the boy king James V. Archibald more or less kept his stepson prisoner in Falkland Palace during his early teenage years. He also made sure that all the high offices at the court were filled by Douglases. So as James grew up he came to hate them all and determined to overthrow them from power. He waited for an opportunity...
When Lord Glamis died James seized his opportunity. A trumped-up charge of witchcraft was brought against Lady Janet and she was burned at the stake on Edinburgh Castle hill. The 'man-like courage' of this beautiful, innocent young woman was greatly admired and 'all heads were bowed in sorrowful sympathy.'
It was Janet's misfortune to be born into a family at odds with the king.
The story goes that her ghost comes into the Chapel, kneels in prayer before the altar and then sits quietly in the back row. Some visitors believe they have been aware of her presence. She is very benign!
2007-02-28 12:37:58 · answer #2 · answered by Thomas S 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lord Lucan
2007-03-01 00:57:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Queen Mum's spare teeth.
2007-02-28 12:31:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋