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.
Stained glass window in St. Michael’s Church, Framlingham. Photo May 2015.
The Falcon Inn, Stratford upon Avon. Photo May 2015.
Some parts of The Falcon (now partially renamed after it became part of a hotel chain) date back to the early 16th century and it has been an inn since at least the mid-17th century. Definitely on my bucket list to stay there in the Tudor section!
The Great Fountain Garden, Hampton Court Palace. Photo May 2015.
Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk, England. Photo May 2015.
Tower on the roof of Oxburgh Hall. Photo May 2015.
This was after it had stopped raining but before it cleared out and ended up being a quite lovely day (you can see the blue sky starting to peek through though).
Stairs in Leicester’s Gatehouse at Kenilworth Castle. Photo May 2015.
I love the pattern the sunlight through the windows makes on the stairs.
Castle Acre Castle ruins. Photo May 2015.
Coats of arms along the north cloister of Norwich Cathedral. Photo May 2015.
Private dining area at Palmer’s Farmhouse at Mary Arden’s Farm. Photo May 2015.
This is another angle on Picture of the Week #433.
The First Folio at the Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin. Photo April 2016.
This is one of three copies at the Harry Ransom Center on the UT Austin campus, all of which were on display at the Shakespeare in Print and Performance exhibition to mark 400 years since the Bard’s death. They are currently on display again for the current exhibition The Long Lives of Very Old Books, which, in part, celebrates the 400th anniversary of the printing of the First Folio, which was entered into the Stationer’s Register in London on November 8, 1623.
Peterborough Cathedral. Photo May 2015.
I’m fairly sure this is the south side of the cathedral – I tried to get photos of the outside from all angles as I walked around the grounds.
