Hampton Court Final

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Summary

History

- Hypothesis Pg 2

- Opening Times Pg 2- Description Pg 3- History Pg 3 - 5- Collections Pg 6- 7- Ghosts Pg 8- The Maze Pg 9 - 10- The Clock Pg 10- Hampton court palace ice rink Pg 10

Rooms and Others

- The Georgian rooms Pg 11- The kingrsquos apartments Pg 11- Riverside gardens Pg 11- Henry VIIIrsquos state apartments Pg 12- The Tudor kitchens Pg 12- The Courtyards and Cloisters Pg 12

- Bibliography Pg13

- Conclusion Pg13

Hypothesis

We decided to investigate Hampton Court Palace because we

thought it was a very interesting and the most famoushistorical palace to visit in London We have looked forinformation to know a bit more on the palace the history thecollections the mazehellip

Our project tries to prove if it was worth a visit when we arein a London in June and wersquore to be prepared well to London

Hampton Court Palace

Opening times



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Monday ndash Sunday lt- - - - - - - - - - - - - gt 1000 ndash 1630Last admission lt- - - - - - - - - - - - - gt 1530

Last entry to the maze lt- - - - - - - - - - - - - gt 1545

Hampton Court

Palace

History

Description

Hampton Court

Palace is a former English royal palace in the East Molesey SurreyEngland[1] The palace is located 117 miles (188 km) south west of Charing Cross and upstream of Central London on the River ThamesIt is open to the public as a major tourist attraction The palacesHome Park is the site of the annual Hampton Court Palace Festival and Hampton Court Palace Flower Show Along with St Jamess Palace it is one of only two surviving palaces out of the many ownedby Henry VIII It is estimated that over 55 million people have visitedHampton Court Palace and it is reserved as a well known landmark of South-East England

History





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William Talman (later Nicholas Hawksmoor fulfilled this role) andthese housed new state apartments and private rooms one set forthe King and one for the Queen Many famous artists werecommissioned to decorate the rooms including Grinling GibbonsAntonio Verrio Jean Tijou and Sir James Thornhill with furnishings

designed by Daniel Marot The Kings Apartments face south over thePrivy Garden the Queens east over the Fountain Garden After theQueen died William lost interest in the renovations but it was inHampton Court Park in 1702 that he fell from his horse later dyingfrom his injuries at Kensington Palace In later reigns the state roomswere neglected but under George I six rooms were completed in1717 to the design of John Vanbrugh[2] and under George II and hisqueen Caroline further refurbishment took place with the architectWilliam Kent employed to design new furnishings and decor includingthe Queens Staircase dated 1733[3] and Cumberland Suite dated1737 for the Duke of Cumberland[3] The Queens Private Apartmentsare open to the public and include her bathroom and bedroom

From the reign of George III in 1760 monarchs tended to favour otherLondon homes and Hampton Court ceased to be a royal residenceOriginally it housed 70 grace and favour residences mdash one of themwas once home to Olave Baden-Powell wife of the founder of theScouting movement mdash but few now remain occupied One of thewarders at the palace in the mid-nineteenth century was Samuel Parkes who won the Victoria Cross in the Charge of the Light Brigade in 1854

In 1796 restoration work began in the Great Hall In 1838 Queen Victoria completed the restoration and opened the palace to thepublic A major fire in the Kings Apartments in 1986 led to a newprogramme of restoration work that was completed in 1990

Collections

The Palace houses manyworks of art and furnishingsfrom the Royal Collectionmainly dating from the twomain periods of the Palacesconstruction the early Tudor(Renaissance) and late Stuartto Early Georgian period The



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single most important works are Mantegnas Triumphs of Caesar housed in the Lower Orangery The palace used to house the Raphael Cartoons now kept at the Victoria and Albert Museum the CartoonGallery on the south side of the Fountain Court was designed byChristopher Wren for this purpose copies painted in the 1690s by an

artist named Henry Cooke are now displayed instead Other artistswith work displayed include

- Anonymous - Field of the Cloth of Gold c 1545- Jacopo Bassano - The Adoration of the Shepards c 1544-45- Agnolo Bronzino (attributed) - Portrait of a Lady in Green c

1530-32- Pieter Bruegel the Elder - The Massacre of the Innocents 1565-

7- Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger - Portrait of a Woman c 1590-

1600Sir Godfrey Kneller - William III on Horseback 1701 Hampton Court Beauties 1690s- Sir Peter Lely - Windsor Beauties 1660s- Lorenzo Lotto - Portrait of Andrea Odoni c 1525- Daniel Mytens - Charles I amp Henrietta Maria c 1630-32- Raphael - Self Portrait c 1506-7- William Scrots - Edward VI c 1550- Girolamo da Treviso - The Four Evangelists Stoning the Popeearly 16th century- The Allegory of the Tudor Succession

- The Family of Henry VIIIApart from the paintings some of the rarest items on display are thetapesteries these include

- The Story of Abraham - Flemish set of 10 tapestriescommissioned by Henry VIII in the early 1540s 6 of which aredisplayed in the Great Hall- Conflict of Virtues and Vice - Flemish c1500 probably boughtby Cardinal Wolsey in 1522- The Story of Alexander the Great - Brussels late 17th centuryin the Queens Gallery

- The Labours of Hercules amp The Triumph of Bacchus - Brusselspurchased by Henry VIII in the 1540s in the Kings PresenceChamber

There are also important collections of ceramics on display includingnumerous pieces of blue and white porcelain collected by Queen MaryII both Chinese imports and Delftware

Much original furniture from the late 17th and early 18th centuries isdisplayed including tables by Jean Pelletier mirrors by Gerrit Jensenchairs by Thomas Roberts and clocks and a barometer by Thomas Tompion several state beds are on display as is the Throne Canopy in



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the Kings Privy Chamber which also contains a crystal chandelierc1700 probably the first such in the country

The Kings Guard Chamber contains a large quantity of armsmuskets pistols swords daggers powder horns and pieces of armour

arranged on the walls in decorative patterns bills exist for payment toa John Harris dated 1699 for the arrangement which is believed to bethat which can still be seen today

GhostsQueen Jane Seymour gave birthto the future King Edward VI atHampton Court in 1537 Shedied there twelve days later andher ghost is said to haunt thestaircase in the Palace to thisday Queen Catherine Howard was arrested there in 1542 andis said to have run along theLong Gallery screaming for King

Henry VIII to save her before hisguards caught her and dragged her away A ghost is said to haunt thepalace sometimes screaming in the same hallway Others reportseeing the King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn

On December 19th 2003 a closed-circuit security camera at HamptonCourt had recorded an indistinct image of a mysterious figure in along coat closing the fire doors According to one report a ghostly-looking figure in period dress suddenly appeared on the screen andclosed the doors[5] A female palace visitor wrote in the visitor bookthat she may have seen a ghost in that area during this time too

Were baffled too -- its not a joke we havent manufactured it saidVikki Wood a Hampton Court spokeswoman when asked if the photothe palace released was a Christmas hoax We genuinely dont knowwho it is or what it is[6] Explanations for the phenomena have rangedfrom a psychology researchers suggestions that it could have been amember of the public thinking they were being helpful by shutting thedoors to others suggestion of thermal effects





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method guides the traveller into (and then out of) some dead endsand is thus not the shortest path

In 2006 arts group Greyworld were commissioned to create apermanent artwork for the maze Their installation a sound work

triggered by hidden sensors embedded in the maze walls is entitledTrace

The Clock

The interior facade of the MainGatehouse contains a fine earlyexample of a post-Copernican astronomical clock The clock showsthe time of day the phases of themoon the month which quarter of the year were in the date the sunand even the star sign

Hampton court palace ice rink Every year from the first weekend of

December until the 2nd weekend of January there is an Ice Rink inthe forecourt of the palace People can skate for up to an hour at atime and then enjoy traditional hot chocolate at the side

There are several Ice Rinks similar to this one across

London Notably at the Natural History Museum BritishMuseum and Somerset House

Rooms and others

For over 500 years Hampton Court Palace has stoodserenely on the banks of the River Thames Manyimportant historical figures including 12 monarchshave fallen helplessly for her charms Will you jointhem

One of Henry VIIIs most enduring passions was for

the palace on the Thames To this day you can stillexperience the beauty that so enthralled him as youstroll around six acres of magnificent buildings Eachand every corner will capture your heart

The Georgian Rooms These splendid apartments make the ideal startto your tour Experience palace intrigue at firsthand as a free sound guide opens up the private

world of King George II and Queen Caroline intheir most intimate surroundings



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The Kings ApartmentsBeneath the colonnade in Clock Court is the entrance to the KingsApartments lovingly restored to their full glory after the fire of 1986

Here youll find the Kings Great Bedchamber and his Eating Room aswell as the magnificent Kings Staircase

Riverside GardensExplore the 60 acres of beautiful gardens then tryunravelling our world famous maze

Henry VIIIs State ApartmentsUp the staircase beneath Anne Boleyns Gatewayyoull find the state apartments of Henry VIII thesetting for some of the key events in his life Here helearnt of betrayal as well as experiencing the joy of

seeing his son baptised History will never haveseemed so vivid

The Tudor KitchensWith 1000 meals to be served in Henry VIIIs GreatHall every day the kitchens were always busy Whynot pick up some of the mouth-watering recipes at

the kitchen shop

The Courtyards amp CloistersCut through the immaculately kept courtyards as you head towardsyour next port of call You never know what you might find in the way

Bibliography



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httpwwwhamptoncourtorguk

wwwhrporgukHamptonCourtPalace

httpenwikipediaorgwikiHampton_Court_Palace

wwwhamptoncourticerinkcom

Conclusion

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Monday ndash Sunday lt- - - - - - - - - - - - - gt 1000 ndash 1630Last admission lt- - - - - - - - - - - - - gt 1530

Last entry to the maze lt- - - - - - - - - - - - - gt 1545

Hampton Court

Palace

History

Description

Hampton Court

Palace is a former English royal palace in the East Molesey SurreyEngland[1] The palace is located 117 miles (188 km) south west of Charing Cross and upstream of Central London on the River ThamesIt is open to the public as a major tourist attraction The palacesHome Park is the site of the annual Hampton Court Palace Festival and Hampton Court Palace Flower Show Along with St Jamess Palace it is one of only two surviving palaces out of the many ownedby Henry VIII It is estimated that over 55 million people have visitedHampton Court Palace and it is reserved as a well known landmark of South-East England

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