Category: Picture of the Week

Stained glass window in the Chapter House of Canterbury Cathedral. Photo May 2003

You’ll notice Henry VIII second from left on the bottom row.

Wider view of the astronomical clock at Hampton Court Palace. Photo June 2000.

I featured a closer view way back in Picture of the Week #7.

Sunny day at the Tower of London with the Bloody Tower in the center and the top of Tower Bridge off to the left in the background. Photo May 1998.

Remains of Leicester’s Building at Kenilworth Castle. Photo May 1998.

The remains of the medieval abbey of Holyrood, next to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland. Photo May 2000.

Margaret Tudor was married to James IV in the abbey church and was later crowned there as James’ Queen Consort.

Altar of the Chapel of St. John the Evangelist in the White Tower of the Tower of London. Photo May 2003.

Walking in to Edinburgh Castle, with the spikes at the bottom of the portcullis visible. Photo May 2000

I had a weird dream last night about going back to Edinburgh Castle so I had to post a picture from my real visit 12 years ago. Apparently, in dream geography, you can see the landmarks of New York City from the walls of the castle. Who knew? 🙂

Stairs in the ruins of the library at Raglan Castle. Photo May 2003.

Greenwich, England. Photo May 2003.

Today was a big day for the Royal Borough of Greenwich with HM The Queen re-opening the Cutty Sark and the Royal River exhibition at the National Maritime Museum. The pre-fire and pre-restoration Cutty Sark is at the left of this photo. St. Alfege Church in the center is the 18th century replacement of the medieval church that collapsed in 1710. It was the site for the baptism of Henry VIII and the burial place of composer Thomas Tallis.

Items recovered from The Mary Rose. Photo June 2000.

View from the walls of Warwick Castle. Photo May 1998.

Walking up the entrance to Dover Castle. Photo May 2003.

Costumed historical interpreters at Hampton Court Palace. Photo June 2000.

(I totally missed another arbitrary milestone with the Sunday news round-up – it was my 1000th post here!)

Old Palace at Hatfield. Photo May 1998.

I’ve always loved the patterns in the brick at the Old Palace.

Glastonbury Abbey. Photo May 1998.

I was looking back through the photos I have for the Picture of the Week and realized that I haven’t used one of Glastonbury since March 2009, so I thought it was time for another. As I mentioned before, Glastonbury was dissolved in 1539 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under Henry VIII.

Tree-lined walk up to Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon, burial place of William Shakespeare. Photo May 1998.

Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Photo May 2003.

Since tomorrow is St. David’s Day, I thought it would be appropriate to head back to Wales with the Picture of the Week. I’ve featured the carvings of the arms of Henry VII, Prince Arthur and Catherine of Aragon at Carew, but I think this is the first time I’ve had a picture of the whole castle.

A second IANE carving in the Beauchamp Tower of the Tower of London. Photo June 2003.

I had some interesting conversations on Twitter earlier this week about this second carving, which it seems might also be related to Jane Grey (see previous Picture of the Week).

IANE carved into a wall in the Beauchamp Tower of the Tower of London. Photo May 2003.

This carving has been associated with Jane Grey, who, along with her husband Guildford, was executed this week in 1554. Guildford Dudley and the members of his family who were arrested in the plot to put Jane on the throne were kept in this room and left many carvings, so it isn’t outside the realm of possibility that this is a reference to his wife. It is also a possible reference to Jane Dudley, Duchess of Northumberland (mother of Guildford, etc.). Or it’s possible that it isn’t a reference to either!

The view from atop Harlech Castle in Wales. Photo May 2000.

As I’ve mentioned previously, Harlech Castle was a Lancastrian stronghold during the Wars of the Roses.