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Hampton Court Palace: the Official Illustrated History Free FREE HAMPTON COURT PALACE: THE OFFICIAL ILLUSTRATED HISTORY PDF Lucy Worsley,David Souden | 128 pages | 30 Jul 2005 | Merrell Publishers Ltd | 9781858942827 | English | London, United Kingdom Hampton Court Palace - visiting Hampton Court Palace in the UK The Story of Hampton Court Palace. David SoudenLucy Worsley. Hampton Court Palace, to the south-west of London, is one of the most famous and magnificent buildings in Britain. The original palace was begun by Cardinal Wolsey, but it soon attracted the attention of his Tudor king and became the centre of royal and political life for the next years. In this new, lavishly illustrated history, the stories of the people who have inhabited the palace over the last five centuries take centre stage. Hampton Court Palace: The Official Illustrated History the royal residents, there have been equally fascinating characters among courtiers and servants. Queen Victoria opened the palace to the public in the nineteenth century, and since then millions of visitors have been drawn to Hampton Court by its grandeur, its beauty and the many intriguing stories of those great Hampton Court Palace: The Official Illustrated History small who once lived here. David Souden is a consultant in cultural heritage, history and learning. Between and he was Head of Access and Learning at Historic Royal Palaces, following an independent career in TV production, writing and history. Lucy Worsley. Hampton Court | It was while at Hampton Court Palace that Elizabeth came down with Smallpox so severely that the Drs thought she would not survive. Penn would nurse Elizabeth day and night to help her sovereign recover back to health, which Elizabeth did. Unfortunately, Penn did not and succumbed to the disease. It is said that she is one of the ghosts at the Palace Hampton Court Palace: The Official Illustrated History sightings only started when her grave was disturbed at the parish church. She is believed to be a grey spectre wandering Clock Court and responsible for working a spinning wheel in a room where there is nothing there. Several English Queens have lived at Hampton Court and experienced times of sorrow and joy in its walls. It was one of the final places visited by Elizabeth of York before she died after childbirth complications at the Tower of London in The Palace underwent some changes to make way for Anne Boleyn in but as soon as she fell from grace all reminders of her were removed. Her successor, Jane Seymour would die at the Palace in after giving birth to Edward. Her rooms no longer exist today but her ghosts are said to haunt the Silverstick staircase. Her heart is buried in the Chapel. I have already spoken about Catherine Howard at the Palace. Queen Mary, I would take her confinement at the Palace when she was convinced she was pregnant in April Unfortunately, it turned out to be a phantom pregnancy and eventually her husband King Philip of Spain spent more and more time away from her. Queen Mary, the granddaughter of King Charles I and her husband William of Orange would work in partnership in the redesigning of Hampton Court into its Baroque splendour. Sir Christopher Wren found in her a keen and willing patron to create the longed-for Palace, which he had wanted to; build even though the plans were scaled down. She was the drive behind the changes to the palace and would have detailed discussion with Wren about how to proceed due to her husband being in French campaigning. On her death, plans came to a standstill at the Palace or a time. In her reign, she would use the Palace as a midway point from London and her country retreat of Windsor and when in residence the Palace became the site of political intrigue and factions. Wolsey had a tennis court built at Hampton Court Palace between — The current one dates from They were a common sight around the Palace, and can grow quite large! In the Great Hall at Hampton, one cannot miss the magnificent Tapestries hung on its walls. In the Tudor period, tapestries were a sign of wealth and status. Completed inthey were woven in Brussels from wool, silk and thread of Gold and Silver. They would Hampton Court Palace: The Official Illustrated History been a bright burst of colour unfortunately, the colour has faded over time. They are considered one of the finest pieces of decorative artwork from the period. The unicorns can be spotted outside the main gatehouse as one enters the Palace. Each carving represents the ancestry of either Henry or his third wife Jane Seymour. Italian artist Antonio Verrio painted it. Verrio would work for the English monarchy for 30 years and earned himself lodgings and a pension at Hampton Court where he died in William is the hero, Alexander. The son of a Butcher Wolsey worked his way up to be King in all but name. As a result, he, therefore, needed to live like one and would inherit several luxurious sites which came with his various titles which he Hampton Court Palace: The Official Illustrated History, making them fit for a King. Hampton Court he would acquire privately of Lord Daubeney and was to be his country retreat to entertain. His developments to the Palace which we can see today is the spectacular entrance, Base Court, the along Gallery and his suite of rooms Hampton Court Palace: The Official Illustrated History their ribbed ceilings which is still there today. Wolsey would also add a suite of rooms for not only the King but also his wife and eldest daughter Princess Mary. Many would say Wolsey downfall was a result of him getting too greedy and living better than the Hampton Court Palace: The Official Illustrated History himself. Wolsey, however, would say that as he represented the King he, therefore, needed to live like him so he could do Henry justice. He even allowed Henry the use of all his homes to use at his leisure. Wolsey downfall was mainly due to the fact of not being able to get a resolution the Kings Great Matter — his divorce from Catherine of Aragon. He fell, and he fell hard. He would eventually die on way to the Tower of London to face trial in The insertion for the garden came from the Family of Henry viii portrait, which shows Henry with all three children and his third wife Jane Seymour. Although the setting for the painting is from Whitehall Palace, there is a garden in the background, which would have been similar to those at Hampton Court. William III apartments show what life would have been like a Court for a courtier who wanted an audience with the King. Each room from the Guard Chamber to the Bedroom each gets more lavish in style and each room the closer one got to the monarch. The first room to get through would have been the guard chamber and one would have been met with the yeoman of the Guard. They would make sure that couriers were suitably dressed and well behaved before allowing them to progress further. Next, they would enter the Presence Chamber, the official throne room followed by the Privy Chamber where on statement and courtiers who were close to the king would have been permitted. It takes 50 minutes from Waterloo to get there by train and once you arrive you cannot but be in awe of the great Hampton Court Palace: The Official Illustrated History. It sits right onto of the River and sometimes you can even take a boat ride there instead and be like the nobility of old. Davidson, C How to read buildings: a crash course in architecture. Heret press Hampton Court Palace: The Official Illustrated History. Worsely, L and Souden D. Merrell in association with Historic Royal Palaces: London. Anon nd Chapel Court. Anon nd The Story of Hampton Hampton Court Palace: The Official Illustrated History. Available from: www. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting Hampton Court Palace: The Official Illustrated History your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Hampton Court Palace: The Official Illustrated History, plots, assignations, historic meetings - London's pubs are bursting with history. 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