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Hatfield House – The romance of knots, fountains and horseshoe elephants!
A number of years ago we visited the romantic gardens of Hatfield House, Hertfordshire and I retain an impression of wonderful Elizabethan glories from that trip. So a couple of weeks ago when we were lucky enough to be able … Continue reading
Posted in History, Nature, Out and about
Tagged Angela Conner, Elizabeth I, Hatfield House, Henry VIII, Hertfordshire, Jacobean, Knot garden, Old Palace, Parterre, Renaissance, Robert Cecil, sculpture, Tudor
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