Hampton court

Author: Ivo HeinSupervisors: Tiia Pukk,

Marje Maasen

C. R. Jakobson Gymnasium11c

Viljandi 2011

In the London Borough of Richmond upon the Thames, Greater London

18.8 km south west of Charing Cross, upstream Central London on the River Thames

Thomas Wolsey – Archbishop of York

In 1520s Rebuilt from manor

house to a palace The finest palace in

England at Hampton Court - a figure of 200,000 gold crowns

Wolsey realized the King’s plan about his downfall

Wolsey gave the palace to the King as a gift in 1528

Died in the following year

King Henry VIII (1491 – 1547) Vast kitchen (1529) – court of 1,000 people Great Hall (1530s) - compelled to work

throughout the night by candlelight

1540 Nicholas Oursian Example of a

Copernican astronomical clock

Still in use Known as Anne

Boleyn's Gate

Shows: the time of the day phases of the moon the month the quarter of the year the date, the sun and

star sign high water at London

Bridge

Began by Wolsey and completed in the reign of Henry VIII

Timber and plaster Considered the "most

important and magnificent in Britain“

Framed in Baroque style

Nowadays in the same grand style as in the 17th century

The great landscaping scheme

Hampton Court Maze

Planted in the 1690s

George London and Henry Wise for William III of Orange

Covers a third of an acre and contains half a mile of paths

In 1796 – restoration of Great Hall

In 1838 – restoration completed, opened to the public during the reign of Queen Victoria

In 1986 – major fire, King’s Apartment was damaged, restorated in 1990

Henry VIII (r 1509-47) Queen Mary I (r 1553-8) James I (r 1603-25) Charles I (r 1625-49) Charles II (r 1630-85) William III (r 1672–1702) and Mary II (r 1689

-94) George II (r 1727-60)

Cardinal Wolsey Oliver Cromwell Antonio Verrio Hampton Court Beauties Jean Tijou Princess Sophia Duleep Singh Grinling Gibbons

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