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Hampton Court Palace: The Privy Garden ‘The Little Gentleman in the Black Velvet Waistcoat’ - The Garden Visitor

It was ‘the little gentleman in the black velvet waistcoat’ that led to the demise of William III and as a consequence the rapid decline of Hampton Court Palace’s great formal gardens. The little gentleman in question had pushed up … Continue reading →

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Great Hall, Hampton Court Palace

Henry VIII's banqueting hall, covered in original tapestries. When we went, they were celebrating the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII's accession to the throne, and they had reenactments of his wedding to Kateryn Parr. I don't believe the Hall is usually decked out like this. We were lucky! (And if I lived in London, I'd be at this place every weekend, if not more often.) Hampton Court Palace.

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Hampton Court Palace

Hampton Court Palace is a large, ornate brick castle in The Tudors built by King Henry's First Minister Cardinal Wolsey and expanded by Henry after Wolsey's demise. Henry used the palace as his secondary residence (after Whitehall Palace) to escape the pressures of court in London, though he often hosted favored courtiers at Hampton Court for extended periods of time. He briefly gifted it to Anne Boleyn at the close of Season One, and the two co-resided in both Hampton Court and Whitehall…

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