Hedingham Castle, country estate of Queen Mary

[Alexandrine]

Hedingham Castle




This is Hedingham Castle in Essex, given to Queen Mary when it was stripped from lord Oxford. She keeps it as her main residence when she is outside Londen.

Household

Queen Mary & her children

Buildings

WIP

Demesne & income

Essex: 11. Halstead/Hedingham - Prosperous Income. MARY DE BOHUN Northamptonshire: 7. Towcester - Average Income. MARY DE BOHUN. 8. Brackley - Average Income. MARY DE BOHUN.

Provincial Bonuses

Northamptonshire: Livestock: Northampton is particularly famed for its large, animal-rearing farmsteads, providing a decent source of income for those who have their primary estates located there. +5% income. Essex: Forested: Plentiful woodland in this county provides those who hold estates here with a plentiful supply of timber. -5% on construction costs for those whose primary estate is located here. Hedingham: Hedingham Castle: The best-preserved architectural relic of the Norman era, Hedingham Castle is a flat square keep built during the late 11th and early 12th centuries by the earliest De Veres. Though it still stands in good condition and its old pyramidal roof was replaced by a fourth floor in the 14th century, its design had already been rendered dreadfully obsolete by the 13th century when it fell in 1216 and again in 1217 after remarkably brief sieges, and it's not at all likely to stand well against 15th century besieging techniques. +2 to Siege rolls, -1 to Raid rolls and even if the external defenses should fall, the defenders can hold out here for around a quarter of a year (2 days).

Livery & retinue

WIP