Carisbrooke Castle Museum is the oldest Museum on the Isle of Wight. It was established in 1898 by HRH Princess Beatrice, Queen Victoria’s youngest daughter, in memory of her late husband, Prince Henry of Battenberg. It is believed to be the only public museum in the UK founded by a member of the Royal Family. Founded as a ‘treasury of objects illustrating the history of the island’, the Museum now cares for over 35,000 items connected with Isle of Wight history.
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Carisbrooke Castle Museum is a museum of Isle of Wight history, run by an independent charitable trust and set within the English Heritage-managed cas...