Edward Coke
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Sir Edward Coke was an English barrister, judge, and politician. He is often considered the greatest jurist of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras.
Portrait by Gilbert Jackson, 1615
Trinity College, Cambridge, where Coke studied between 1567 and 1570
The Court of King's Bench, where Coke brought his first case
Robert Cecil, Coke's political ally who acted as a staunch defender of Elizabeth I
Holkham Hall
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Holkham Hall is an 18th-century country house near the village of Holkham, Norfolk, England, constructed in the Neo-Palladian style for Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester. The hall was designed by the
Edward Coke
…Theophila, daughter of Thomas Berkeley, Arthur married Elizabeth, heir of Sir George Walgrave, John married Meriel, daughter of Anthony Wheately, bringing Holkham Hall into the Coke family, Henry married Margaret, daughter of Richard Lovelace, and inherited the manor at Holkham from his brother John (who had seven…
Holkham Hall. The severely Palladian south facade with its Ionic portico is devoid of arms or motif; not even a blind window is allowed to break the void between the windows and roof-line, while the lower windows are mere piercings in the stark brickwork. The only hint of ornamentation is from the two terminating Venetian windows.
Holkham Hall. Top right: One of the four identical secondary wings
The north front showing, left and right, the single-bay wings which link the main block to the northern pavilions
The Marble Hall