Elizabethan Gallery

Gardens at Gravetye Manor, near East Grinstead, Sussex

View of the gardens at Gravetye Manor, near East Grinstead, West Sussex, showing daffodils growing in the foreground, and the Elizabethan manor house in the background. The gardens were developed by William Robinson, pioneer of the concept of the English Natural Garden, who lived at Gravetye from 1884 to 1935

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Saxtons Map of Norfolk, 1574, (1944). Creator: Christopher Saxton

Saxton's Map of Norfolk, 1574, (1944). Detail of the county of Norfolk, showing rivers, towns and villages, and a ship in The Wash. One of 35 coloured maps in "Atlas of the Counties of England and Wales", the first atlas of any country, made by Christopher Saxton. Manuscript in the British Library in London. From "British Maps and Map-Makers", by Edward Lynam. [Collins, London, 1944]

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Cornelia Bradley Martin, as Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, Bradley-Martin Ball

3077517 Cornelia Bradley Martin, as Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, Bradley-Martin Ball, 1897 (b/w photo) by American Photographer; Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; (add.info.: The Bradley-Martin Ball was a lavish costume ball at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City on the night of February 10, 1897. Cornelia Bradley-Martin organized the ball, with the intention of making it "the greatest party in the history of the city". Eight hundred socialites spent about, 000 imitating kings and queens. Bradley-Martin's stated intention was to create an economic stimulus for New York City, which was at the end of the Long Depression which began in 1873 and included the Panic of 1893. The Bradley-Martins spent approximately.7 million in today's money to throw the ball. Across the country, preachers and editorial writers argued over the propriety of a party that would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. In the end, the ball was a social triumph but created negative publicity.); A© New York Historical Society ; American, out of copyright

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