As you might expect from such an eccentric personality, Andrews only got stranger as the years went by. You might even say he was paranoid. By the late '70s and '80s, he'd swallowed his distaste for firearms and taken to carrying a gun wherever he went. And in 1981, at age 91, he was burning garbage on the roof when the leg of his pants caught fire. Unfortunately, he was so preoccupied with getting out his weapon that he suffered mortal injuries from the fire and died soon after.
Today, you can still visit the castle and still find Knights of the Golden Trail standing guard over it. You'll also find shades of Andrews' distaste of women throughout. The only reference to women in the castle's plaques and guidebooks mentions a tiny room in the tallest tower: "In old castles such a room was used to imprison women." Fortunately, anyone is welcome these days, regardless of nobility or gender.
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