Stairway to heaven: celestial secrets of a duke's bed chamber
Bolsover Castle’s 17th-century revellers could view reassuringly fun-filled visions of the afterlife via their host’s bedroom
Guests at one of the stupendous mid-winter entertainments thrown by William Cavendish at could expect only the finest of food, drink and music. But as well as watching specially composed plays and masques at the party house, they also got to spend their time among gods and goddesses before finally ascending into heaven – by way of the 17th-century duke’s bed chamber.
