The Ghosts of Tamworth Castle
The Castle is known for two ghosts "The Black Lady" and
"The White Lady".The first is said to be the ghost of a nun called Editha who founded her order in the 9th century, her nuns were said to have been expelled from a nearby Convent.They were expelled by Robert de Marmion when he took possession of lands and the castle given to him by William I.The angry prayers of the nuns were said to have called Editha from her grave.
She severely attacked de Marmion in his bedroom thus forcing him to restore the Convent.She still walks the castle and has been seen on the staircase and in the bedroom.The picture on the right is from a turn of the century postcard.
The White Lady appears on the terrace around the castle and is said to have stood there and watched her lover, a wicked knight called Tarquin killed by Sir Lancelot.
