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Rosamund Clifford
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Rosamund Clifford, often called "The Fair Rosamund" or "Rose of the World", was a medieval English noblewoman and mistress of King Henry II. Their relationship seems to have begun in 1166, and lasted
Fair Rosamund hiding from the queen in her bower, Arthur Hughes, 1854
Fair Rosamund hiding from the queen in her bower, Arthur Hughes, 1854
Fair Rosamund in her Bower by William Bell Scott (after 1854)
Fair Rosamund in her Bower by William Bell Scott (after 1854)
The ruins of Clifford Castle, where Clifford grew up
The ruins of Clifford Castle, where Clifford grew up
The ruins of Godstow Abbey
The ruins of Godstow Abbey
Woodstock Palace
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Woodstock Palace was a royal residence in the English town of Woodstock, Oxfordshire.
Rosamund Clifford
…plays and paintings, until about 1920. According to the legend, she was placed in "Rosamund's bower" in a separate garden enclosure in the park around Woodstock Palace. The themes of the legend concentrate on her waiting there for her lover, and her confrontation with his formidable wife, Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine…
An old print of the Palace of Woodstock
An old print of the Palace of Woodstock