Kenilworth (novel)
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Kenilworth. A Romance is a historical romance novel by Sir Walter Scott, one of the Waverley novels, first published on 13 January 1821. Set in 1575, it leads up to the elaborate reception of Queen El
First edition title page.
Portrait of Sir Walter Scott by Thomas Lawrence
Kenilworth Castle's 16th-century gatehouse, built by Robert Dudley
The Elizabethan Gardens at Kenilworth
Kenilworth Castle
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Kenilworth Castle is a castle in the town of Kenilworth in Warwickshire, England, managed by English Heritage; much of it is in ruins. The castle was founded after the Norman Conquest of 1066; with de
Kenilworth (novel)
…Walter Scott, one of the Waverley novels, first published on 13 January 1821. Set in 1575, it leads up to the elaborate reception of Queen Elizabeth at Kenilworth Castle by the Earl of Leicester, who is complicit in the murder of his wife Amy Robsart at Cumnor. The novel was another huge success for Scott, who at this…
Kenilworth Castle, viewed from the site entrance
John of Gaunt's great hall, showing the vertical lines characteristic of the perpendicular style
The architectural symmetry of the Strong Tower on the left, the great hall and the Saintlowe Tower on the right, viewed from the left-hand court
Leicester's gatehouse, built by Robert Dudley in a deliberately anachronistic style