10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENSHURST PLACE»
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Penshurst Place in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
The Library of the Sidneys of
Penshurst Place, Circa 1665
Comprised of nearly 5000 entries, the catalogue is presented with a full introduction describing the Sidneys' intellectual world and life, their reading and collecting, the women collectors of the family, and the dispersal of the library in ...
Germaine Warkentin, Joseph Black, William R. Bowen, 2013
2
The Sidneys of
Penshurst and the Monarchy, 1500-1700
Penshurst Place, near Tonbridge in Kent, was originally built in the fourteenth
century by a wealthy merchant and Lord Mayor of London, Sir John de Pulteney,
and it has been the major residence of the Sidney family since 1552. At the heart
of ...
3
The Rough Guide to Walks in London & Southeast England
Also worth looking out for is the fine but damaged late thirteenth-century marble
effigy of Sir Stephen de Penchester, Warden of the Cinque Ports and one-time
resident of Penshurst Place, who is depicted drawing his sword. The Fir Tree ...
The De L'lsles are direct descendants of the Sidneys, who were given Penshurst
Place by Edward VI in the 16th century. Since then it has been extended, but
notchanged.lt is notflamboyant'Thou art not, Penshurst, built to envious show/ Of
...
5
Forms of English History in Literature, Landscape, and ...
back the layers of Penshurst Place. Indeed, the opening lines of the poem could
be read as its own particular kind of archeological excavation, digging through
the more recent (ostentatious) accretions in search of a more substantial and ...
6
The Cambridge Companion to Contemporary Irish Poetry
'Penshurst Place' imagines a similar country house scene as an Elizabethan
moment, love proposed to a backdrop of lute music, intrigue and rumours of sea-
battle. Read as companion poems these elegantly composed verses (each two ...
A house stood hereat the time of the Domesday Book, butit was Sir John de
Pulteney who in1340 setthe foundations ofthepresent Penshurst Place. Itsmost
impressive feature is theGreat Hall, 60ft high with a chestnut-beamed roof.
Elizabeth I ...
8
A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and ...
linzagc. Sm Brssns Summer, lst Baronet, of Castle-Goring m. for his 'Ind wife,
Elizabeth-Jane-Sidney, only dau. and heiress of William Perry, Esq., of 'l'hurvill
Park, Co. Bucks, of Wormington, Co. Gloucester, and of Penshurst-place, Co.
Kent ...
9
Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England
... of 1638 with tables and forms. At Hatfield House, Robert Cecil began a
rebuilding project in 1608 that was to cost him £38,000 and that included a hall
and refectory Figure 2. Great hall of Penshurst Place, open to the 24 LENA
COWEN ORLIN.
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The English Annual for ...
Caroline Sheridan Norton. PENSHURST PLACE. Penshurst is situated about six
miles from Tun- bridge, on the banks of the Medway, and to the eastward of the
parish of Chidingstone. The original name of this place, as we find it in the Textus
...
Caroline Sheridan Norton, 1836
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENSHURST PLACE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Penshurst Place is used in the context of the following news items.
TV presenter Anneka Svenska from Penshurst runs for elephants at …
She can be seen pounding the streets of Penshurst and trekking around Penshurst Place as she trains for the Maidstone 5K run on August 8. «Kent and Sussex Courier, Jul 15»
Penshurst Place's summer 2105 Maize Maze and Magna Carta trail
Intrepid visitors can challenge their sense of direction as Penshurst Place prepares to open its annual Maize Maze. From this weekend the ... «Kent Online, Jul 15»
Be amazed at gargantuan maze at Penshurst Place and Gardens
A bird's-eye view of the new design of the annual maize maze at Penshurst Place and Gardens has been revealed. Entering its fourth year, the ... «Kent and Sussex Courier, Jul 15»
Run raises thousands for charity
Thousands of pounds was raised for charity by runners taking part in the grounds of Penshurst Place and Gardens. The next run or Dye event ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
Penshurst Place: Run or Dye 2015 welcomes Tunbridge Wells …
More than 3,000 people descended on Penshurst Place on the weekend for the world's most colourful 5km run - including a couple celebrating ... «Kent Online, Jul 15»
Run or Dye joins forces with St Lawrence CE Primary School, near …
Organisers say hundreds have already entered into both the Penshurst Place and Hever Castle Run or Dye events with participants ... «Kent Online, Jul 15»
Run or Dye 5km at Hever Castle and Penshurt Place
Two of the counties most iconic stately homes will play host to the colour-filled, 5km, Run or Dye event - the first at Penshurst Place and the ... «Kent Online, Jun 15»
Penshurst Place's newly-restored Blue and Yellow Border has been …
Two specially-bred flowers grown at Penshurst Place have taken centre stage in a newly-revived border officially opened during a Glorious ... «Kent Online, Jun 15»
EastEnders' Anita Dobson starred in a docudrama filmed at …
Fresh from its starring role in BBC2's Wolf Hall, Kent's Penshurst Place is back on our screens with a three-part docudrama, Armada: 12 days to ... «Kent Online, May 15»
Wolf Hall's Penshurst Place to star in another BBC drama about the …
Penshurst Place in Kent which appeared in hit BBC drama series Wolf Hall will be featured in the coming months as the backdrop to Armada: ... «Kent and Sussex Courier, May 15»
