Penshurst Place is a historic building near Tonbridge. It is the ancestral home of the Sidney family, and was the birthplace of the great Elizabethan poet, courtier and soldier, Sir Philip Sidney. The original medieval house is one of the most complete examples of fourteenth century domestic architecture in England surviving in its original location. Its gardens are open for public viewing
Henri VIII détenait Penshurst Place qu’il utilisait comme demeure de chasse alors qu’il courtisait Anne Boleyn au château de Hever. La famille Sidney, propriétaire de Penshurst Place depuis 1552, possède des liens de parenté avec Percy Bysshe Shelley, le poète romantique, et les Churchill, par le biais de la famille Spencer. Les jardins libres d'accès illustrent à merveille le style et le bon goût élisabéthain.
Henry VIII owned Penshurst Place and used it as his hunting lodge whilst he was reputedly courting Anne Boleyn at Hever Castle. The Sidney family, owners of Penshurst Place since 1552, are related to the Churchill’s through the Spencer family.
Penshurst Place is a historic building near Tonbridge. It is the ancestral home of the Sidney family, and was the birthplace of the great Elizabethan poet, courtier and soldier, Sir Philip Sidney. The original medieval house is one of the most complete examples of fourteenth century domestic architecture in England surviving in its original location. Its gardens are open for public viewing
RépondreSupprimerHenri VIII détenait Penshurst Place qu’il utilisait comme demeure de chasse alors qu’il courtisait Anne Boleyn au château de Hever. La famille Sidney, propriétaire de Penshurst Place depuis 1552, possède des liens de parenté avec Percy Bysshe Shelley, le poète romantique, et les Churchill, par le biais de la famille Spencer. Les jardins libres d'accès illustrent à merveille le style et le bon goût élisabéthain.
RépondreSupprimerHenry VIII owned Penshurst Place and used it as his hunting lodge whilst he was reputedly courting Anne Boleyn at Hever Castle.
RépondreSupprimerThe Sidney family, owners of Penshurst Place since 1552, are related to the Churchill’s through the Spencer family.