Category: Picture of the Week

The Shrewsbury Hanging – on display at Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk, England. Photo May 2015.

You can learn more about the hanging at the V&A Museum’s website: The Shrewsbury Hanging

St. Nicholas’ Church, Kenilworth. Photo May 2015.

Since my visit to Kenilworth in 1998 was too short, I decided when I went in 2015 that I would stay the whole day and visit not just the castle, but also the ruins of the old abbey and the parish church (both are an easy walk from the castle). Elizabeth I attended services at the church several times during her visits to Robert Dudley at Kenilworth Castle, especially during the famous 1575 stay. There are have been renovations and additions to the church since that time, but some parts date back to medieval times.

St. Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St. Edmunds. Photo May 2015.

Peterborough Cathedral. Photo May 2015.

Norwich Cathedral. Photo May 2015.

Nave of Rochester Cathedral, looking west. Photo May 2015.

For the last month of the year, I’m going to feature a photo each week from some of the cathedrals I visited last year.

Gardens at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Shottery, near Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015.

A little bit of green for those of you in places where real winter actually exists (which it definitely does NOT here in central Texas).

Looking through a green arch at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Shottery, near Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015

A bedroom in Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Shottery, near Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015.

Part of the kitchen area at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Shottery, near Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015.

Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Shottery, near Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015.

In honor of the marriage of Anne Hathaway’s marriage to William Shakespeare in November 1582, I’ll be featuring her family’s famous cottage this month.

Henry VIII’s arms outside the Chapel Royal at Hampton Court Palace. Photo May 2015.

The arms on the other side of the door that honor Jane Seymour can be seen in Picture of the Week #352

The King’s Beasts along the entrance to the Great Gatehouse at Hampton Court Palace. Photo May 2015.

Portrait of Edward VI, attributed to William Scots c. 1550, hanging at Hampton Court Palace. Photo May 2015.

I haven’t done a whole lot of portraits as Pictures of the Week yet, but I got a number of decent photos of paintings at Hampton Court Palace last year so I’m going to start using some going forward. This one is of the birthday boy, Edward VI, born 479 years ago today!

Wine Fountain and Hampton Court Palace. Photo May 2015.

For October I’ll be featuring Hampton Court Palace in honor of the birth of Edward VI and the death of Jane Seymour. The wine fountain was one of several things that had changed since my visits in 1998 and 2000 which gave me a lot of new things to take pictures of (and boy did I take a lot of photos there last year…).

Passageway at Hall’s Croft, Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015.

I’m a sucker for all the wooden interiors of these old houses so I’m glad to see a very modern fire extinguisher at the end of the hallway to protect them!

Dining room at Hall’s Croft, Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015.

Gardens at Hall’s Croft, Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015.

If I remember correctly, this part of the gardens is where they grow some of the medicinal herbs that would have been used by Dr. John Hall (Susannah Shakespeare’s husband).

Entrance to Hall’s Croft, Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015.

This month we’re going back to Stratford and featuring Hall’s Croft, one of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust properties. Since this property is set a little away from the busiest tourist area of the town, it’s a little quieter and for that reason alone worth seeking out! But it’s also a great place to visit, with period furniture throughout and a lovely back garden.

Hall’s Croft was the first home of Shakespeare’s daughter Susannah and her husband Dr. John Hall after they were married, but they later moved to New Place after her father’s death.

On the Bosworth Battlefield trail. Photo May 2015.