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Picture of the Week #593

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 you are well and staying safe and that we’ll see crowds like these again in our lives soon (but not before it’s safe to do so!).

Picture of the Week #586

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 forgotten that it was actually several months before Mary was actually buried in Peterborough. (And then a few decades later, her body was moved to Westminster Abbey, in the reign of her son James VI/I).

Picture of the Week #583

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.

Picture of the Week #582

Blickling Hall, Norfolk. Photo May 2015

I thought I would celebrate the 125th birthday of the National Trust by posting a photo from one of the properties in their care that I visited on my last trip over. If I remember correctly, this is basically my first view of the Hall after coming around the hedges after the short walk over from the car park.

Picture of the Week #581

Bedroom at the Shakespeare Birthplace. Photo May 2015

I think this is the bedroom that is traditionally said to be where Shakespeare was born. I chose this in honor of starting the Shakespeare 2020 Project where I’m joining William Shakespeare’s Star Wars author Ian Doescher’s reading of all the works of Shakespeare this year. I made an attempt to read and/or watch all of the plays between 2014 (450th anniversary of the Bard’s birth) and 2016 (400th anniversary of his death) but only made about 1/3 of the way. I’m trying again this year and, using Ian’s schedule, I think I’ll actually do it. Once I figured out that you really only need to read about one act a day, it doesn’t seem quite so daunting. I have the Shakespeare Pro app on my iPad and iPhone so I will have the plays handy most of the time!

Picture of the Week #577

The ruins of Castle Acre Priory viewed from Priory Lane. Photo May 2015.

This was on the short walk between the place I stayed in the village and the ruins of the priory.

(BTW – I’m moving the Pictures of the Week to the weekend for the time being since that’s when I actually have more time these days!)