Most of us are fascinated by royalty, past and present. Whether glamorous or sordid, merrie or morose, our monarchs and their families have led lives very different from ours - and all too often they`ve held the Fate of the Nation in the palms of their hands. They`ve married for diplomatic reasons and created diplomatic incidents when they divorced. They`ve refused to marry and endangered the succession; they`ve borne a dozen children and still left no one to succeed them. They`ve got themselves excommunicated and created their own religions. They`ve waged war against their neighbours and their cousins; built frivolous summer palaces and formidable fortresses (and imprisoned their cousins in them). In so doing, they`ve left their mark all over Great Britain, in castles and churches, on battle fields and stained- glass windows. Their stories are written all across our landscape, if we know where to look for them. In this amusing and fast-paced tour of Britain, Caroline Taggart is our guide to all the weird and wonderful places connected with royalty over the last 1,500 years.