Table of Contents

THE GARDEN IN ITS HISTORICAL CONTEXT
1. The earl of Leicester and his world
2. The place of Kenilworth in garden history
3. The architectural setting of the earl of Leicester's garden
4. The north court prior to Leicester’s works
5. The north court after the Earl of Leicester
6. Princely pleasures: the cultural patronage of the Earl of Leicester

THE SOURCES
7. The Langham Letter as a source for garden history
8. The archaeology of the garden
9. Visual sources for Elizabethan garden

REALISING THE RE-CREATION
10. The philosophy of the reconstruction
11. The form and structure of the garden
12. The ‘Very Fair Fountain’
13. Designing and creating the fountain
14. The Aviary
15. Birds for the Kenilworth aviary
16. The Elizabethan Flower Garden
17. Patterns of Planting

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About the Author

Anna Keay is the Curatorial Director for English Heritage. From 1996 to 2002 Anna worked as a curator for Historic Royal Palaces, which looks after the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace, Kew Palace and the Banqueting House in Whitehall. Since 2002 she has been Properties Presentation Director of English Heritage, responsible for curating and presenting to the public 420 historic sites across England, from Stonehenge to Kenwood House. John Watkins has been Head of Gardens and Landscape at English Heritage since 1999, providing policy advice and technical guidance on the maintenance and management of designed landscapes and historic parks and gardens.

Reviews

For a specialist publication the quality of its production is extraordinary: beautiful plans and colour photos abound throughout this book. ... The authors of the various essays are authorities in their field and there is much to learn rom this volume for anyone with a serious interest either in Elizabethan gardens or in what English Heritage has achieved in their recent work at Kenilworth. ... For those interested in Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan court culture this book is a valuable, authoritative and important work.
John Goodall, Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society

'English Heritage has given us an excellent book that will be of considerable value to anyone engaged with the making of historic gardens and is thus highly recommended.'
Susan Oosthuizen, Landscape History