18 November 2009

Homes of Queen Elizabeth I





Elizabeth was born here at Greenwich Palace in 1533



Hatfield House.  Built by Sir Robert Cecil - Elizabeth spent most of her childhood here



This oak tree at Hatfield marks the spot where Elizabeth learned she was now Queen



The Tower of London
Elizabeth lived here for a few weeks during Mary I's reign



Windsor Castle was the main residence of Elizabeth



Another main residence, Hampton Court



Hampton Court - where Elizabeth enjoyed hunting and also where she died in 1603




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06 November 2009

The Homes of Marie Antoinette




Hofburg Palace (Vienna)
Marie Antoinette was born here in 1755


 

Schoenbrunn Palace (Vienna)
Childhood home of Marie Antoinette

  
 

Laxenburg Castle
Marie Antoinette is said to have been partial to this childhood home





 

Palace of Versailles








Marie Antoinette's Hameau in the garden of Petit Trianon



Petit Trianon - Versailles, France




Chateau de Saint-Cloud


M.A. purchased the Chateau from the duc d'Orleans in 1780.  90 years after Marie Antoinette's expansion, the Chateau was destroyed during the Franco-Prussian War.





The Tuileries
Marie Antoinette as Dauphine made her first official appearance here and where the Royal family would be housed during the French Revolution







The Conciergerie 
French prison where MA was held before her beheading




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