Tag Archives: Elizabeth I

Fireworks – part 1: Here be Dragons!

Posted on 23/10/2021 by The Gardens Trust

In honour of the fact that November 5th is looming on the calendar I thought I’d be topical and investigate the history of fireworks in our parks and gardens. I soon discovered that fireworks have very little to do with … Continue reading →

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A Young Man Among Roses

Posted on 12/06/2021 by The Gardens Trust

I’m sure that you’ll recognise this picture. Its custodian, the V&A, says it “is perhaps the most famous of English miniatures. It epitomises the romantic Elizabethan age and is a masterpiece of miniature paintings by its greatest exponent, Nicholas Hilliard. … Continue reading →

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Elephants and the royal menagerie…

Posted on 17/07/2014 by The Gardens Trust

After a look at mechanical elephants in our parks and gardens I thought perhaps I should look at the place of the real thing there as well. Garden menageries have a long history: the earliest recorded in Britain from the … Continue reading →