Hatfield House
Hatfield House is a palace in the English Hatfield in the county of Hertfordshire . The Elizabethan and Jacobean style property with extensive park and garden is about 34 kilometers north of London .
history
Hatfield House was built between 1607 and 1611 under Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury , and Prime Minister under King James I. The first garden was largely designed by John Tradescant the elder . The palace has been owned by the Cecil family for over 400 years. It houses an art collection with paintings, furniture and historical weapons. He is a member of the Treasure Houses of England consortium .
The game park as a royal hunting ground and the so-called Old Palace , parts of which are still preserved, belonged to Henry VIII , who lived there with his children Mary (later Mary I ), Edward (later Edward VI ) and Elisabeth (later Elizabeth I ). educated. In 1558, after the death of her half-sister Mary, Elisabeth found out about her succession in the Old Palace.
James I, successor to the throne of Elizabeth I, exchanged Hatfield House in 1606 for Theobalds House , which was owned by Robert Cecil .
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garden
The garden area covers 17 hectares. It was laid out in the 17th century by John Tradescant the Elder , but neglected in the 18th century and finally restored from the Victorian era to the present day. This gives an overview of important garden history epochs in England. A formal knot garden, lush shrub beds, an orchard with the historic hedge maze , a kitchen garden and the vineyard planned by Tradescant are part of the garden.
Movie and TV
The exterior and interior of Hatfield House have been used in several films, including Orlando with Tilda Swinton , who plays both a man and a woman in the film, and Tomb Raider with Angelina Jolie , in which the main character Lara Croft appears this castle lives. One of the last television productions was the episode "The Secret of the Chimneys" broadcast in June 2010 from the fifth season of the Miss Marple series Agatha Christie's Marple produced by the English television station ITV .
For the film Hot Fuzz , the finale with the chase and confrontation in the middle of the miniature village was filmed on the premises of Hatfield House and in the surrounding area. Hatfield House's building and garden also served as the backdrop for the 2018 film The Favorite .
The Jonas Brothers shot the music video for their song Sucker here .
literature
- David Cecil : The Cecils of Hatfield House: An English Ruling Family. Houghton Mifflin, 1973.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jonas Brothers - Sucker (Official Video) youtube.com.
Coordinates: 51 ° 45 ′ 38 " N , 0 ° 12 ′ 33" W.