Category: Picture of the Week

Tree-lined path at Penshurst Castle. Photo May 2003.

Since we’re in the midst of the hottest and driest summer ever in Texas, I’ve found myself longing for things GREEN…

Gold medal from 1545 with image of Henry VIII. Photo May 1998.

This is one of a number of Tudor coins and medals on display in the British Museum (as of 2003 – the last time I was there). The text around the edge is Latin that translates to: “Henry VIII, King of England, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith, and under Christ the supreme head on earth of the Church of England and Ireland.”. The same text is written in Hebrew and Greek on the other side.

Walking up the entrance path to Kenilworth Castle. Photo May 1998.

Along a remaining section of Richmond Palace that has been made into private residences. Photo May 2000.

You can see the other side of the Gatehouse (from Picture of the Week #109) in the distance, which was joined up to the section you see here.

Tudor royal arms from the gatehouse section of the remains of Richmond Palace. Photo May 2000.

The supporters – the dragon and the greyhound – were those used by Henry VII, who is responsible for building Richmond Palace after the older medieval palace of Sheen burned in 1497.

Plaque in the wall of one of the remaining sections of Richmond Palace. Photo May 2000.

This is the small blue rectangle that is off to the right in Picture of the Week #109.

Outside Westminster Hall, one of the few remaining parts of Westminster Palace. Photo May 1998.

Stained glass of John Knox at the John Knox House in Edinburgh, Scotland. Photo May 2000.

Although the place is known as “John Knox House”, he probably never even visited the house. It is a late-15th century mansion along the Royal Mile in Edinburgh and in the 16th century it was owned by goldsmiths who refashioned the Scottish crown for James V. Sadly, I didn’t take any other photos inside the house since it was pretty dark and I was shooting on film (I can’t wait to get back to a bunch of these places now that I use a DSLR!), but some of the interiors are amazing. I have a thing for uneven wood plank floors and wood-panelled rooms and it was full of them!

Front of Hever Castle. Photo May 1998.

The keep of Dover Castle. Photo May 2003.

Along the walls of Pembroke Castle. Photo May 2003.

The cloisters of Canterbury Cathedral. Photo May 2003.

This is the view of the other direction from the spot as this photo, posted last year.

The Chapel Royal of St. Peter ad Vincula at The Tower of London. Photo May 2003.

St. Mary’s Church at Sudeley Castle. Photo May 1998.

Statue of Henry VIII at outside the Mary Rose Museum at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Photo June 2000.

Outside Henry VII’s Chapel of Westminster Abbey. Photo May 2003.

Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 1998.

The Friends of Shakespeare’s Church are still raising money to do important restoration work. Click through to their website to learn more and see how you can help.

View of part of Penshurst Place across the South Lawn. Photo May 2003.

Dappled sunlight on the grass in front of the Queen’s House at the Tower of London. Photo May 1998.

The view of the stage of Shakespeare’s Globe from my seat. Photo June 2000.