Strange tales of Hampton Court - Sheila Dunn
KORTE INHOUD
0947987045.
For those who like light reading and stories and general folklore about a place, in this case, Hampton Court Palace (and to some extent the surrounding area), then look no further than this small square book (which is actually smaller than A5). Strange Tales of Hampton Court is a fantastic collection of 34 tales, compiled by Sheila Dunn, that can be read within 2 hours and has pen and ink illustrations by Ken Wilson. The tales range what happened to Henry VIII?s fifth wife Catherine Howard, to the legend of King Henry VIII?s astronomical clock to descriptions of the feasts and pagaentry that Elizabeth I had at the palace to how squatters managed to live there to how the ghost of Sibbell Penn, an old nurse who took care of Jane Seymor?s son Edward VI (who died as an infant) and Elizabeth I, has been seen at the palace many times and why. Some of my favourite tales also include how Elizabeth Cromwell (the wife of Puritan Oliver Cromwell), who lived there and was born of wealthy land-owning parents h...
For those who like light reading and stories and general folklore about a place, in this case, Hampton Court Palace (and to some extent the surrounding area), then look no further than this small square book (which is actually smaller than A5). Strange Tales of Hampton Court is a fantastic collection of 34 tales, compiled by Sheila Dunn, that can be read within 2 hours and has pen and ink illustrations by Ken Wilson. The tales range what happened to Henry VIII?s fifth wife Catherine Howard, to the legend of King Henry VIII?s astronomical clock to descriptions of the feasts and pagaentry that Elizabeth I had at the palace to how squatters managed to live there to how the ghost of Sibbell Penn, an old nurse who took care of Jane Seymor?s son Edward VI (who died as an infant) and Elizabeth I, has been seen at the palace many times and why. Some of my favourite tales also include how Elizabeth Cromwell (the wife of Puritan Oliver Cromwell), who lived there and was born of wealthy land-owning parents h...
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1993, small paperback, good copy [Auteur: Dunn, Sheila] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Sheila Dunn] [Jaar: 1993] [Titel: Strange Tales of Hampton Court]
