Category: Picture of the Week

Chapel Court Garden at Hampton Court Palace. Photo May 2015.

The Grave of Mary Tudor, Queen of France and Duchess of Suffolk in St. Mary’s Church, Bury St. Edmunds. Photo May 2015.

Great West Door of Rochester Cathedral. Photo May 2015.

View towards John of Gaunt’s Great Hall and Saintlowe Tower at Kenilworth Castle from the platforms in Leicester’s Building. Photo May 2015.

Norwich Cathedral. Photo May 2015.

The spire visible on the cathedral today was built in 1480 after previous ones were damaged.

Front of Nash’s House in Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015.

Nash’s House and the site of Shakespeare’s final home, New Place, were closed for renovations on my visit in 2015. I saw them in 1998, but I definitely would like to go back now that the new gardens are open at New Place!

Sundial in the courtyard of Oxburgh Hall. Photo May 2015.

Plantings outside Anne Hathaway’s Cottage. Photo May 2015.

On the Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Trail. Photo May 2015.

Well at the Arden Family Farmhouse, Wilmcote, near Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015.

Tudor Rose carving under the Henry VIII gate at Windsor Castle. Photo May 2015.

Former burial place of Mary Queen of Scots at Peterborough Cathedral. Photo May 2015.

Tomb of Henry Howard, Earl of Surry at St. Michael’s Church in Framlingham, Suffolk. Photo May 2015.

Portrait of Sir Henry Bedingfeld (1509/1511-1583) over an ornate fireplace mantle at Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk. Photo May 2015.

Entrance to Framlingham Castle as viewed from the moat. Photo May 2015.

Bench and wisteria in the gardens at Blickling Hall, Norfolk. Photo May 2015.

Yes, I sat on that bench for a little while on my visit. 🙂

Stained glass window in the Great Hall of Hampton Court Palace. Photo May 2015.

Featuring today’s birthday boy, Henry VIII – Happy 526th!

Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk, England. Photo May 2015.

Here’s another part of Castle Acre Priory, which was sold off to the Duke of Norfolk during the suppression of the monasteries in the reign of Henry VIII.

Fool statue in Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015.

I made a point to go back and photo all sides of this statue when I visited Stratford for the second time. I only took one photo during my visit in 1998 (when I was shooting on film) so I decided to take advantage of having a digital camera with basically unlimited photos this time!

Painting of The Field of the Cloth of Gold, c. 1545 by an unknown artist or artists. Photo May, 2015.

In honor of the anniversary of the beginning of this famous meeting between Henry VIII and Francis I in 1520, here’s my photo of the painting of the event that was on display at Hampton Court Palace during my most recent visit.