Kirkbymoorside

Buckingham House, High Market Place       1 second 2 seconds 3 seconds 4 seconds 5 seconds 6 seconds 7 seconds 8 seconds 9 seconds 10 seconds 11 seconds 12 seconds 13 seconds 14 seconds 15 seconds 20 seconds delay, loading photo...   This 17th century building was the scene of the death of George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham. The once favourite of King Charles II he fell on hard times by his own neglect and his death in 1687 was hardly noted. His entrails were buried in the town but his body was taken to London for a grander interment in Westminster Abbey.