we wanted to see a new sight in london so we caught the tube to waterloo station and boarded a train headed west in london to the lovely hampton court ...
a quick cole's notes history lesson ... back in the tudor days cardinal wolsey built a magnificent palace for himself and king henry viii quickly annexed it for himself as his palaces were not as majestic ... he added onto it and at its peak in the tudor days it catered to about 800 people in king henry's court ... the stuart family (james i and charles i) and oliver cromwell also called the palace home ... charles ii built a new wing of the palace and william iii and mary ii added on to his design with a baroque palace ... they had plans to demolish the tudor portion but lack of funds (as with most building projects) stood in the way ... so we visited the tudor and baroque palaces that exist side by side along the thames in hampton court ... enjoy the tour we certainly did
the tudor portion on the grounds
clock court base of the tudor palace
astrological clock made for henry in 1540
wine cellar for the tudor court
one of the many parts of the tudor kitchen used to cook for 800 people a meal
fountain at the apartments and for special occasions wine would flow from it
every apartment in the tudor palace had its own fireplace ...
hence all the chimneys
beautiful gardens in the tudor portion
the new "addition" in baroque style
one of the grand staircases to the apartments
who wouldn't want a room decorated in weapons?
one of the throne rooms
a kingly bed ... not usually used for sleeping in
a hallway that housed the orange trees in the winter
just another courtyard to wander through
the pride of king william ... his gardens
and hunting grounds
seriously who wouldn't want to be a princess and live here?
cheers ~n
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