A note on another interesting Mary Queen of Scots item ... the Stricklands had Sizergh Castle, near Kendal. (quote) A ring featuring a portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots, believed to have been given away on the eve of her execution, is up for auction. The 16th century oval gold ring features a crystal-glazed miniature portrait of the queen aged four, inside a border of seed pearls and rubies. It is being sold by a descendent of the Strickland family, who now lives on Dartmoor in Devon. According to family legend, the ring was given by Mary, Queen of Scots to her goddaughter Mary Strickland as she distributed gifts to her household the night before she was beheaded in 1587. The ring has been handed down from generation to generation ever since, and is now being sold by Robin Fenner Auctioneers of Tavistock in Devon on March 11. It is expected to fetch up to £6,000. (February 27th)
http://www.historytoday.com/dt_archive.news.asp?gid=18130&g18130=x&g3... ........................................................................... ...................................................... The Strickland family has lived at Sizergh Castle for more than 750 years, and it remains their home today. Set in large, beautifully landscaped gardens and _base_d on an impressive 14th Century pele tower, Sizergh was extended in Tudor times. The romantic fortified mansion contains some of the finest Elizabethan carved overmantels in the country, as well as a collection of good English and French furniture and family portraits.
http://www.visitcumbria.com/sl/sizergh.htm ........................................................................... .......................................................
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