Portrait of Anne Boleyn at Hampton Court Palace. Photo May 2015. This portrait came up in a discussion on Twitter this morning, so I thought I would use it today. And tomorrow is the anniversary of Anne’s coronation too! (I would have used a portrait of today’s birthday girl, Margaret…
Heading towards Henry VIII’s Kitchens at Hampton Court Palace. Photo May 2015. I was at Hampton Court this day in 2015 and it’s hard to believe it has already been 5 years since my last trip to the UK. In 1998 this was the day I flew back to Texas,…
Courtyard of Oxburgh Hall. Photo May 2015. All of my trips to the UK have been in the second half of May because that’s one of the easiest times for me to take two or three weeks off work, I thought it would be fun to see where I was…
Palmer’s Farmhouse at Mary Arden’s Farm, Wilmcote, near Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015. Today is Mothers Day here in the US so here’s a photo of a place associated with Shakespeare’s mother, Mary Arden, although it turns out that the building next door to the one above is actually the one…
Blakeney, Norfolk, England. Photo May 2015. Not strictly Tudor related, but as I’ve mentioned before, Blakeney was a big seaport from medieval times through to the 20th century, so it would have been a hoppin’ place in the Tudor era! Now it’s a nice seaside village to spend a lazy…
Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015.
Gardens at Hall’s Croft, Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015.
Fool statue in Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015. Another view of my favorite little fool statue at one end of Henley Street in Stratford. Also seen back in Picture of the Week #448.
Old door at Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015.
Tudor front of Hampton Court Palace. Photo May 2015. Henry VIII self-isolated before it was cool, although I can’t remember if he ever did it at Hampton Court. Regardless, I’m sure he was doing it in a space much larger than my 700 sq. ft. apartment! I hope all of…
Bedroom in Harvard House, Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015. Just a reminder to stay home!
Eagle Owl at Mary Arden’s Farm, in Wilmcote, near Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015. I love owls and for some reason I found this one at Mary Arden’s farm particularly charming.
Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Shottery, near Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015. This is the section where you exit after you go through house and I stood there for several minutes to try to get a photo without people in it!
Brick patterns at Hampton Court Palace. Photo May 2015.
Looking through part of the ruins of the Abbey of St. Mary, Kenilworth.
Ceiling in St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St. Edmunds. Photo May 2015.
Former burial place of Mary Queen of Scots in Peterborough Cathedral. Photo May 2015. This is just another angle on Picture of the Week #455 from a few years ago. I picked this photo since the anniversary of Mary’s execution was a couple of days ago, but I had totally…
Western door of Norwich Cathedral. Photo May 2015. We had a recent visitor at work last who was originally from Norwich and they were not only surprised that I had heard of it, but I had actually been there! 🙂
Portrait of Catherine of Aragon at Hampton Court Palace. Photo May 2015.
Bury St Edmunds Abbey and Gardens. Photo May 2015 The ruins of the Abbey (former burial place of Mary Tudor, Queen of France and Duchess of Suffolk) have been made into a nice garden space that I spent a while wandering around when I was there.
