Reconstruction painting showing Queen Elizabeth I arriving at Kenilworth Castle on horseback and being welcomed by courtiers. Queen Elizabeth I made four visits to Kenilworth in the late sixteenth century.

Date:
Mar 1986
Location:
Kenilworth Castle, Kenilworth, Warwick, Warwickshire
Reference:
IC053/005
Type:
Reconstruction Artwork
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Description

Robert Dudley, then Earl of Leicester, made substantial additions to the castle in preparation for the Queen's visits, including the remodelling of the old keep, the construction of new ranges of accommodation, stables, an outer gatehouse and the Pleasure Garden.

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC053 Kenilworth Castle And Elizabethan Garden, Warwickshire; within the Series: EHC01/146 English Heritage Reconstruction And Artwork Collection; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(Eh):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Illustrator: Lapper, Ivan

Keywords

Royalty, Historic Person, People