Category: Picture of the Week

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

Tudor Palace of Hampton Court. Photo May 2015.

This painting from c.1660 by an unknown artist shows the Tudor-era Hampton Court. Just a few decades later, much of the Tudor palace was pulled down as part of William III’s rebuilding efforts.

Blickling Hall, Norfolk. Photo May 2015.

Leicester’s Gatehouse at Kenilworth Castle. Photo May 2015.

Great Hall of the Leicester Guildhall. Photo May 2015.

Stained glass window at St. Mary’s Church in Bury St. Edmunds. Photo May 2015.

Organ of Norwich Cathedral. Photo May 2015.

The Norman Gate at Windsor Castle. Photo May 2015.

Hampton Court Gardens. Photo May 2015.

This plant tunnel (I’m sure there’s a better term for it) along the edge of the Privy Garden at Hampton Court Palace.

Abbey Gardens, Bury St Edmunds, England. Photo May 2015.

The tulips and colors felt right for an Easter post. 🙂

Gardens of Oxburgh Hall. Photo May 2015.

A springtime photo to celebrate the arrival of springtime! (in the northern hemisphere, that is)

Wax figure of Henry VIII at the Bosworth Battlefield Museum. Photo May 2015.

Since I haven’t been to Ireland (YET – I hope to change that in the next 5-ish years), I didn’t have much that was appropriate for St. Patrick’s Day, so here’s a waxwork Henry VIII in a jaunty green hunting outfit. Henry VIII decided to upgrade himself from “Lord of Ireland” to “King of Ireland” in 1542, so I guess there is still a connection to Ireland for today’s photo.

Another view of the garden center area at Castle Acre Priory. Photo May 2015.

If I had all the time and money (and energy) in the world this is what I would do with my backyard.

John of Gaunt’s Great Hall at Kenilworth Castle. Photo May 2015.

Along the Tudor Farmyard at Mary Arden’s Farm. Photo May 2015.

Rochester Castle. Photo May 2015.

Portrait of Elizabeth of York at Hampton Court Palace. Photo May 2015.

Ruins of the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds. Photo May 2015.

As I’ve mentioned before, the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds was the original burial place of Mary Tudor, Queen of France and Duchess of Suffolk. The ruins are now a lovely garden park near the later St Edmundsbury Cathedral.

Blickling Hall, Norfolk. Photo May 2015.

St. George and the Dragon above St. George’s Gate at Windsor Castle. Photo May 2015.