Category: Picture of the Week

Armillary sphere in the gardens at Hever Castle. Photo May 1998.

Sundial on a not-very-sunny day at Leeds Castle. Photo May 2003.

Tomb of Goronwy ap Tudur and his wife at St. Gredifael

Gardens at Penshurst Place. Photo May 2003.

I think a lot of people (myself included) are ready for spring, so here’s a nice green picture for this week. 🙂

Gatehouse section of the remaining parts of Richmond Palace. Photo May 2000.

You can see the Tudor arms over the archway and the blue rectangle to the right side is one of the few signs identifying this as part of Richmond Palace. Close-ups of those will be featured here in the weeks to come.

Henry VII tower at Pembroke Castle. Photo May 2003.

Sudeley Castle. Photo May 1998.

Side aisle of the 11th-century Chapel of St John the Evangelist in the White Tower of The Tower of London. May 2003.

Another photo from one of my favorite parts of the Tower of London.

Interior of the Great Hall of the Old Palace of Hatfield House. Photo May 1998.

This is the hall where they do the Renaissance Banquets. At other times there is a little inset bay that is open for you to peek into the Great Hall, which is how I got this picture.

Former place of the Shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral. Photo May 2003.

This was another one of those times that I had the perfect photo for the day a “Picture of the Week” fell on. The martyrdom of Becket occurred 840 years ago today in 1170 and the Tudor connection is that the shrine was destroyed in 1538 under orders of Henry VIII.

The 14th century Guy’s Tower of Warwick Castle. Photo May 1998.

Arms of Catherine of Aragon at Carew Castle in Wales. Photo May 2003.

This is a close-up of Catherine’s arms that are visible in the wider shot that I had way back as Picture of the Week #8. Her arms are a combination of those of Aragon (upper right and lower left) and Castile (upper left and lower right), as seen below (image adapted from a file at Wikimedia Commons):

Remains of an arrow loop in a crumbled wall at Raglan Castle. Photo May 2003.

Carvings under the Anne Boleyn Gatehouse at Hampton Court Palace. Photo June 2000.

Wow, I’ve hit 100 Pictures of the Week!

If I remember correctly, these carvings are Victorian. The figures are an entwined “H&A” and “A&H”, the portcullis (a Beaufort symbol), Anne Boleyn’s falcon badge, the fleur-de-lis and in the center, an intricate Tudor rose.

Side of Hever Castle. Photo May 1998.

Sign on the tree in Hatfield Park at the spot where Elizabeth was told of the death of Mary I and that she was now Queen. Photo May 1998.

The text of the sign reads:

If I remember correctly, the original tree fell in a storm, which is why the replacement was planted in 1985 (a month before the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Tudor dynasty, I would add). I don’t remember seeing it, but I’ve been told that remains of the original tree are (or have been) on display at the property. From more recent photos I’ve seen tree has grown quite a bit since I saw it last (in May 2000) and the sign is now mounted higher and is easier to see.

Garderobe in the White Tower of the Tower of London. Photo May 2003.

Yep, it’s a Tower Toilet. A London Loo. A White Tower Water Closet. A …. okay, I’ll stop now. 🙂

Rear of the gatehouse complex of Harlech Castle. Photo May 2000.

As I mentioned when I previously featured an image of Harlech, it’s only tangentially related to Tudor history. But it’s such a great castle I had to use another picture from my visit there.

Cloisters of Canterbury Cathedral. Photo May 2003.

Royal arms of Scotland on the walls of Edinburgh Castle. Photo May 2000.