Hatfield House
December 22nd, 2009 | 
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Clips on Hatfield House and the nearby area of St Albans.
The documentary is on the whole good although they included a couple of inaccuracies. Elizabeth was not sent to the Tower with Thomas Seymour — instead she was placed under house arrest. She was sent to the Tower during the reign of her sister Mary I. Elizabeth’s governess however Kat Astley, was sent to the Tower along with her cofferer, Thomas Parry.
Also they have randomly stuck in a portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots when they are supposed to be discussing Elizabeth’s relationship with Mary Tudor (aka Mary I of England, Elizabeth’s sister). For some reason the two Marys tend to get mixed up even though they had different surnames and were queens of different countries. Plus they met different ends.
From December 1548, Elizabeth had her own household (numbering around 120-140 people) which was based mostly at Hatfield. She acquired this property from the Lord Protector of the realm (the Duke of Somerset) and preferred this residence to her other one at Ashridge. It was at Hatfield that she learnt the news that her sister Mary had died and that she was queen. As Mary lay dying the roads to Hatfield were full of people trying to see the soon to be queen and offer her their allegiance in the hope of self advancement.
The traditional tale of Elizabeth standing under an oak tree in Hatfield park when she received the news that she was queen is a popular story, but one that was unfortunately invented around seventy years after the event itself. However Elizabeth was at Hatfield when she received the news so perhaps she was greeted in the gardens or within the house itself.
The documentary mentions that several items belonging to Elizabeth, still survive at Hatfield. There is also another pair of Elizabeth’s gloves that can be seen today at Berkeley Castle in South Gloucestershire. Plus they also house one of Elizabeth’s embroidered purses and a bed cover used on the bed she slept in during one of her stays there.
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the old palace of …
the old palace of hatfeild on the same site is the remains but the grand house is still used and in perfect shape today.
hatfeild house was also the one used as lara crofts house in the movie tomb raider
hmm, I never …
hmm, I never understand the Maries mixups!
My friend was told in one of his history classes that the name Bloody Mary comes from Mary, Queen of Scots, because she had such a bloody end. I nearly sought out his teacher to give him an earfull… not only am I sure that bloody marys aren’t named for EITHER queen, but that the only thing named after M,QoS is Marmalade (Mary’s sadness?)
yar, if i was able …
yar, if i was able to, i’d buy the whole place for myself XDD
hatfeild house was …
hatfeild house was used as lara crofts house in the movie tomb raider.
beautiful peice of architecture:)
This is very good! …
This is very good! I love stuff like this!
me too…. its sooo …
me too…. its sooo beautiful….
Mary, Queen of …
Mary, Queen of Scots was Elizabeths cousin. Her sister known as ‘bloody Mary’ was the daughter of Katherine of Aragon and Henry VIII. She became Queen of England after her brother Edward VI had died and she imprisoned Lady Jane Grey(now there is a tragedy!) when Jane was used by those in power to try and take the throne from Mary.
It is an interesting time of history. Hope this helps:)
They have included …
They have included a couple of silly mistakes. Elizabeth was not sent to the Tower with Thomas Seymour plus they randomly show a portrait of Mary Stuart when they are talking about another Mary (Mary Tudor).
Great Video.
Keep …
Great Video.
Keep Up The Good Work.
It’s cool seeing …
It’s cool seeing the remains of Elizabeth in Hatfield, I would want to vist that house.
This is awesome. …
This is awesome. Thanks for posting. The people who made this should not have shown a portrait of Mary of Scots when speaking of Mary I, but otherwise a very nice history on Hatfield and Elizabeth. Thanks.