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Under the restored Stuarts the Palace became once more the scene ofbrilliant Court doings. Here King Charles brought his bride, Catherineof Braganza, and here took place the contest which preceded thatQueen's acceptance of Charles's mistress, Lady Castlemaine, as one ofher attendant ladies. An important development of the surroundings ofthe Palace was made by Charles the Second in slightly shortening theLong Canal and bordering it with avenues of limes, thus providing forlater generations a lov...ely vista from the east front of the buildings.
Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn, the diverse diarists to whom we owe somuch of our intimate knowledge of their time, were both frequentlyhere, and both have left us characteristic passages about it; Evelynenlarging upon the art treasures and the gardens, Pepys noting that"it was pretty to see the young, pretty ladies".
FOOTNOTE: [1] In the preface to his reprint of Daniel's Masque, Mr. Ernest Lawhas pieced together, from contemporary letters and other documents, avery full account of a scene the splendour of which can be but hintedat here.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Under the restored Stuarts the Palace became once more the scene ofbrilliant Court doings. Here King Charles brought his bride, Catherineof Braganza, and here took place the contest which preceded thatQueen's acceptance of Charles's mistress, Lady Castlemaine, as one ofher attendant ladies. An important development of the surroundings ofthe Palace was made by Charles the Second in slightly shortening theLong Canal and bordering it with avenues of limes, thus providing forlater generations a lov...ely vista from the east front of the buildings.
Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn, the diverse diarists to whom we owe somuch of our intimate knowledge of their time, were both frequentlyhere, and both have left us characteristic passages about it; Evelynenlarging upon the art treasures and the gardens, Pepys noting that"it was pretty to see the young, pretty ladies".
FOOTNOTE: [1] In the preface to his reprint of Daniel's Masque, Mr. Ernest Lawhas pieced together, from contemporary letters and other documents, avery full account of a scene the splendour of which can be but hintedat here.
What to read after Hampton Court?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Jerrold Walter to read onlineMoreLess
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