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XVIII 23. Fish Court LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Page 80 24. Bedroomof WilliamIII. ... . . 84 25. A Peep of Fountain Courtfrom Roof .... 96 26. The Orange House . . . . . . . 104 27. Water Gallery . . . . . . . . 106 28. Entrance Gate to Garden . . . . . .112 29. Oriel Window in South Front. . . . . .116 30. The Great Canal. . . . . . . .122 JI.South Front and Cradle Walk . . . . .124 The GardenFront . . . . . . .128 32. 33. The Dolphin Fountain . . . .132 34. The Frog Walk . . . . . . . .134 35. The OldPond Garden I38 36. Chapel Court . . . . . . . .144 37. Group of Chimneys in Clock Court..... 160 38. Tudor Gable, South Front . . . . . .176 39. Chimneys in Court .... 192 40. The Master Carpenter' s Court . . . .208 41. River Front . . . . . . . .212 42. The East Front........ 224 43. Princess Frederica's Lodgings .....228
HAMPTON COURT CHAPTER I THE BUILDINGS AND THEIR MAKERS i. Hampton Court:its associations: its twofold interest. — 2. The characteristics of the early sixteenth-century architecture as representedin Wolsey's building. — 3. The sizeand extent: the view from the roofs. — 4. The outer Green Court:the Base Court: the Clock Court: the " Confessionary." — 5. Wren's work in the Clock Court: the side-courts. — 6. The Great Hall: the great Watching Chamber :the Horn-room. — 7. Wren and his style:the Fountain Court:the east front: the south front:the King's staircase and its decorations:the interior of the rooms. — 8. The architect: Wolsey probably his own architect: Wren's plans: the extent of his designs:Defoe thereon: the work incomplete but characteristic. — 9. Different judgments on the alterations made by Wren:Horace Walpole: " The Beauties of England and Wales: " Wren's characteristic merits. I There are few of the buildings which the generosity of English sovereigns has thrown open to the people that appeal to us with the same attraction as Hampton Court. For two reasons, at least, it has an interest A
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Page 15 and 16: Rampton Court BY WILLIAM HOLDEN HUT
Page 17 and 18: PREFACE A word, with all apologies
Page 19 and 20: PREFACE VII the privileges which th
Page 21 and 22: INTRODUCTION " Iam never merry when
Page 23 and 24: CONTENTS CHAPTERI THE BUILDINGS AND
Page 25 and 26: CONTENTS XIII Queen Mary and Knelle
Page 27 and 28: CONTENTS XV PAGE characteristics of
Page 29: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS By HERBERT RA
Page 35 and 36: WOLSEY'S BUILDING 3 ing, it is scar
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Page 40 and 41: 6 HAMPTON COURT the bricks intermin
Page 42: 8 HAMPTON COURT There is no better
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Page 50 and 51: 12 HAMPTON COURT Henry VIII., is as
Page 52: 14 HAMPTON COURT The hall is entere
Page 56: 16 HAMPTON COURT VII So, leaving th
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Page 62 and 63: 20 HAMPTON COURT interiors can hard
Page 65 and 66: GREAT GALLERIES 21 eminently suitab
Page 67 and 68: WREN'S PLANS 23 whom England has pr
Page 69 and 70: UNCOMPLETED WORK 25 shows how minut
Page 71 and 72: CHARACTERISTIC MERITS 27 Wren's wor
Page 73 and 74: EARLY HISTORY 29 King and Parliamen
Page 75 and 76: HISTORICAL MEMORIES 31 dwelling-pla
Page 77 and 78: WOLSEY'S GREATNESS 33 Cardinal-mini
Page 79 and 80: WOLSEY'S LIFE 35 which Wolsey built
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FESTIVITIES 37 satin paned, and cap
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FESTIVITIES 39 To whom the Cardinal
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ANNE BULLEN 41 passed they forth th
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FRENCH AMBASSADORS 43 Rooms already
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WOLSEY'S HOUSEHOLD 45 friends sent
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COSTLY BANQUETS 47 all others were,
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REVELRY 49 with ladies, some on hor
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WOLSEY'S DEATH 51 they were English
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HENRY'S AVARICE 53 there, they were
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QUEEN JANE 55 sorrow for the most f
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PRINCE EDWARD 57 The young Prince o
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TAYLOR'S SONNETS 59 skein of red si
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QUEEN ELIZABETH 61 Y Though Elizabe
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QUEENLY STATE 63 hair she wore a la
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THE PALACE IN 1598 65 " Hampton Cou
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ELIZABETH'S DEATH 67 The Palace whi
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JAMES I. 69 and say little of relig
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CHARLES I. 71 decisive step in the
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HOSTILE AGITATIONS 73 the King in t
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CROMWELL'S NEGOTIATIONS 75 servants
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HIS LAST DAYS 77 have been satisfie
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CROMWELL'S TENANCY 79 was his custo
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COURT SCANDALS 81 when he doth not
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PETER LELY 83 VIII At Hampton Court
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LELY'S "BEAUTIES" 85 ladies." x If
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LELY'S "BEAUTIES" 87 latter is the
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WILLIAM OF ORANGE 89 does your Maje
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CLAIMS TO GREATNESS 91 which he ach
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AS DIPLOMATIST 93 certain unconscio
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PRIVATE CHARACTER 95 that the issue
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FAULTS AND VICES 97 withheld for ye
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DE WITT MURDERS 99 of York's childr
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GLENCOE MASSACRES 101 January 1692
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AS KING 103 Parliament had declared
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AT HAMPTON COURT 105 was not virtuo
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KNELLER'S "BEAUTIES" 107 her husban
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DEATH OF MARY 109 which the "Beauti
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GEORGE I 111 Queen continued her ki
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DEFOE ON THE PALACE 113 royal party
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CHAPTER III THE PARKS AND GARDENS i
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UNDER HENRY 117 In the front of thi
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UNDER ELIZABETH 119 II Elizabeth lo
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UNDER CROMWELL 121 " upon pillars o
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UNDER CHARLES II 123 moved to Bushe
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UNDER WILLIAM III 125 is what is no
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DEFOE'S TESTIMONY 127 formal garden
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MEMORIALS OF MARY 129 in the aid of
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BROAD WALK 131 their most striking
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UNDER GEORGE I 133 Privy Garden. Un
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UNDER GEORGE II 135 Andpolyanthusof
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THE GREAT VINE 137 VI A charming wr
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CHAPTER IV HAMPTON COURT AND THE CH
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HENRY'S ADDITIONS 141 privy chamber
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ASSOCIATIONS 143 The proportion of
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THE QUEEN'S CHAPEL 145 very happily
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THE CONFERENCE 147 the Church, and
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THE CONFERENCE 149 nine Articles as
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THE CONFERENCE 151 which agreeth as
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JAMES'S OPINION 153 the new King wa
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i CHAPTER V THE ART COLLECTIONS The
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TAPESTRIES 157 the days of Wolsey.
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WOLSEY'S TAPESTRIES 159 thousand ma
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WOLSEY'S TAPESTRIES 161 Left-handsi
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WOLSEY'S TAPESTRIES 163 The same in
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HENRY'S TAPESTRIES 165 in the inven
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HISTORY OF ABRAHAM 167 Mortlake. In
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GEORGE I.'S TAPESTRIES 169 patterns
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THE PICTURES 171 IV Scott when he w
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TUDOR GROUP 173 skill in thepaintin
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ELIZABETHAN PICTURES 175 charming d
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ELIZABETH'S PORTRAIT 177 which more
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STEWART PICTURES 179 are many other
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CHARLES I.'S COLLECTION 181 gave th
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ANDREA MANTEGNA 183 Charles it was
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ANDREA MANTEGNA 185 order, and on o
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ANDREA MANTEGNA 187 know it, of the
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ANDREA MANTEGNA 189 Gonzaga, in the
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ANDREA MANTEGNA 191 masterpiece tho
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VENETIAN SCHOOL 193 Jerome Bosch
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LORENZO LOTTO -■95 though injured
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ALBRECHT DURER 197 Psyche, by L. Gi
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GEORGIAN AGE 199 sea-fights, Willia
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BENJAMIN WEST 201 to say, not a sin
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BENJAMIN WEST 203 and human, prepar
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CHAPTER VI LITERATURE AND GOSSIP IN
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POPE 207 Among all the century's de
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"RAPE OF THE LOCK" 209 river floods
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POPE AND MARMONTEL 211 calls it in
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RIVER FRONT 213 Doubtless they sat
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LORD HERVEY 215 they must simper an
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HERVEY AND POPE 217 wrote Gay; and
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HERVEY AND CAROLINE 219 cold-hearte
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HERVEY'S MEMOIRS 221 stuffing; the
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COURT SCANDALS 223 rooms on the gro
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THE PALACE DESERTED 225 of George I
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ITS ENGLISH CHARACTER 227 English c
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LATER RESIDENTS 229 representation)
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PRESENT CARE 231 observe that the p
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MEMORIES OF THE PAST 233 choir, its
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ITS ATTRACTION 235 one would expect
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ITS FUTURE PICTURED 237 new, some o
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240 Naseby, 71; Sir Thomas Herbert'
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242 INDEX JamesII., 89 Janssen, Cor
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244 Villiers,Elizabeth, 97, 130 Vil
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