House of Tudor

Today, we visited Hampton Court Palace, home to King Henry VIII and his many wives. Also, it was later home to King William and Queen Mary.



Two of the inner courtyards. Fountain Court, below, has the windows of the state apartments visible. Clock Court, above, is named for the astronomical clock (created for Henry VIII in 1540) over Anne Boleyn's gateway. The clock still works.



The south side of the building. Outside were many beautifully landscaped gardens. Some of them were private gardens, hidden within rows of hedges. The picture below was taken in a little nook by a private garden.



The picture below was taken by the Fountain Garden in front of the East Front. The other girls in my group were taking the "roommates" picture, but Kaitlin and I were roommate-less for the outing, so we took our picture without the roommates.