by Helen Kain | Mar 26, 2024 | Castles & Stately Houses, Home, Recent, Tudors (1485–1603)
The Old Palace at Hatfield was the childhood home for all three of Henry VIII’s children but is most closely associated with Elizabeth I. During happy periods in her childhood, it was where Elizabeth shared her brother Edward’s education. Later, it served...
by Helen Kain | Jan 5, 2024 | Abbeys, Monasteries and Churches, Beautiful Towns, Castles & Stately Houses, Home, Unique Places to Stay
The final leg of our journey started with a five-and-a-half-hour drive—from Beverley in Northumberland to Amberley, near Arundel, to attend the Goodwood Revival. As described on their website, the Revival is The only historic motor race meeting to be staged entirely...
by Helen Kain | May 16, 2023 | Cathedral Tapestry, England, Home, Medieval (1066–1485)
Previous post in the series: The Normans and Their Cathedrals The hallmark of the Gothic era, the pointed arch, made its way from France to England just in time to rebuild the east end of Canterbury Cathedral after its devastating fire of 1174 (the second within a...
by Helen Kain | May 16, 2023 | Cathedral Tapestry, England, Home
England’s 42 Anglican Cathedrals share a tumultuous political history, or tapestry, which plays out in each unique Cathedral Story. It all starts with the Romans, a sophisticated and organized bunch if ever there was one. Their aqueducts provided running water,...