The unsuitable nominees are obviously trying to backpedal just enough to get confirmed without any true change in their worldviews.
Meanwhile, Queen Joan of Navarre was imprisoned there for witchcraft ... we enjoy views of the lake from our outdoor bath - and keep wondering what Henry VIII would make of it all.
Aged 14 he was married at Arundel Castle to Mary de Bohun in about 1380. His second wife was Joan of Navarre whom he married at Winchester on 7th February 1403. Henry IV was crowned on 13th October ...