The first guidebook to the castle, A Concise history and description of Kenilworth Castle, was printed in 1777 with many later editions following in the coming decades. The castle's cultural prominence increased after Sir Walter Scott wrote Kenilworth in 1821 describing the royal visit of Queen Elizabeth.
The first guidebook to the castle, A Concise history and description of Kenilworth Castle, was printed in 1777 with many later editions following in the coming decades. The castle's cultural prominence increased after Sir Walter Scott wrote Kenilworth in 1821 describing the royal visit of Queen Elizabeth.
Work was undertaken during the 19th century to protect the stonework from further decline, with particular efforts to remove ivy from the castle in the 1860s. ===20th and 21st centuries=== The castle remained the property of the Clarendons until 1937, when Lord Clarendon found the maintenance of the castle too expensive and sold Kenilworth to the industrialist Sir John Siddeley.
Kenilworth spawned "numerous stage adaptations and burlesques, at least eleven operas, popular redactions, and even a scene in a set of dioramas for home display", including Sir Arthur Sullivan's 1865 cantata The Masque at Kenilworth.
(ed) 1887 The Dictionary of National Biography : From the Earliest Times to 1900: Volume 9, Canute - Chaloner.
(1887) "Chaloner, Thomas (1561-1615)," in Stephen (ed) 1887. ==Further reading== Especially chapter 6. ==External links== Kenilworth Castle on the English Heritage website British Library, Add.
(ed) 1887 The Dictionary of National Biography : From the Earliest Times to 1900: Volume 9, Canute - Chaloner.
Siddeley, whose tax accounting in the 1930s had been at least questionable, was keen to improve his public image and gave over the running of the castle, complete with a charitable donation, to the Commissioner of Works.
Work was undertaken during the 19th century to protect the stonework from further decline, with particular efforts to remove ivy from the castle in the 1860s. ===20th and 21st centuries=== The castle remained the property of the Clarendons until 1937, when Lord Clarendon found the maintenance of the castle too expensive and sold Kenilworth to the industrialist Sir John Siddeley.
In 1958 his son gave the castle itself to the town of Kenilworth and English Heritage has managed the property since 1984 and is open to the public.
(1977) "Three Stages in the Construction of the Hall at Kenilworth Castle," in Apted, Gilyard-Beer and Saunders (eds) 1977. Thompson, M.
In 1958 his son gave the castle itself to the town of Kenilworth and English Heritage has managed the property since 1984 and is open to the public.
(1986) "Royal Gardens in Medieval England," in MacDougal (ed) 1986. Crouch, David.
(2000) "Self-Made Men and the Staging of Agency," in Dobres and Robb (eds) 2000. Johnson, Matthew.
Elizabeth I's Bequest to the Early Stuarts," in Jansohn (ed) 2004. Cammiade, Audrey.
The castle is classed as a Grade I listed building and as a scheduled monument. Between 2005 and 2009, English Heritage attempted to restore Kenilworth's garden more closely to its Elizabethan form, using as a basis the description in the Langham letter and details from recent archaeological investigations.
In 2008 plans were put forward to re-create and flood the original Great Mere around the castle.
The castle is classed as a Grade I listed building and as a scheduled monument. Between 2005 and 2009, English Heritage attempted to restore Kenilworth's garden more closely to its Elizabethan form, using as a basis the description in the Langham letter and details from recent archaeological investigations.
Modern viewing platforms, installed in 2014, provide views from Elizabeth I's's former bedroom. Leicester also built a loggia, or open gallery, beside the great keep to lead to the new formal gardens.
As well as re-creating the look of the castle it was hoped that a new mere would be part of the ongoing flood alleviation plan for the area and that the lake could be used for boating and other waterside recreations. ==Media appearance== It appeared as the venue of BBC One’s Antiques Roadshow in March 2021, filmed in 2020. ==See also== Castles in Great Britain and Ireland List of castles in England ==Notes== ==References== ==Bibliography== Adams, Simon.
As well as re-creating the look of the castle it was hoped that a new mere would be part of the ongoing flood alleviation plan for the area and that the lake could be used for boating and other waterside recreations. ==Media appearance== It appeared as the venue of BBC One’s Antiques Roadshow in March 2021, filmed in 2020. ==See also== Castles in Great Britain and Ireland List of castles in England ==Notes== ==References== ==Bibliography== Adams, Simon.
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