Burghley House
A Harlaxton group took a field trip to Burghley House, and my mom signed us up to go. Burghley House really should be Burghley Mansion. William Cecil, who was the first Lord Burghley, started building the Burghley House in 1555 and it was finished in 1587. William was made Lord Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I after the old Treasurer, Lord Winchester, died. That made William Cecil one of the most powerful men in the country of Britain. William made a whole area for the queen that included a bathroom, changing room, dining room, bedroom, and lounging area. The funny thing is that she was only there for a few nights! William Cecil died, but that was not the end of the Cecil line. John Cecil was the next person in line for the Burghley House. He was called the traveling Earl because he traveled to so many places. John brought many things back from his travels to help make the Burghley House even more amazing (there are hundreds of paintings and even whole fireplaces he brought back). Brownlow was next on the throne. He is remembered for starting the amazing gardens all around Burghley. David Cecil, another Lord Burghley that came later, is known for his athletic achievements. Lord Burghley won a Gold Medal for the 400 meter hurdle in the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam. He won silver in the 400 meter team relay in 1932 in Los Angles. They had a room where you could see his shirt, gold medal, silver medal, and lots of other things he used in the Olympics. In one part of the Burghley house they had a room about the kings and queens of England. One question asked did Henry the VIII owned 50 palaces. I was sure nobody could own that many houses, but I was wrong. He owned 55! He even ordered a whole town called Cuddington in Surry to be flattened so that he could build a huge palace called Nonsuch over it. He was a greedy guy! Another part showed you Elizabethan words from the Elizabethan times. Two words I learned were Prithee which means please and Grammarcy which means thank you. Would you prithee pass the tea Ma ’dam? Grammarcy. One of my favorite parts of the day was going to see the farrow deer in the yard outside Burghley House. Farrow deer are a type of deer that were brought by William Cecil to Burghley as his personal animal. There are 160 acres for all 400 wild farrow deer. They are amazing creatures with crazy long horns. Grammarcy for reading my blog!
A Harlaxton group took a field trip to Burghley House, and my mom signed us up to go. Burghley House really should be Burghley Mansion. William Cecil, who was the first Lord Burghley, started building the Burghley House in 1555 and it was finished in 1587. William was made Lord Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I after the old Treasurer, Lord Winchester, died. That made William Cecil one of the most powerful men in the country of Britain. William made a whole area for the queen that included a bathroom, changing room, dining room, bedroom, and lounging area. The funny thing is that she was only there for a few nights! William Cecil died, but that was not the end of the Cecil line. John Cecil was the next person in line for the Burghley House. He was called the traveling Earl because he traveled to so many places. John brought many things back from his travels to help make the Burghley House even more amazing (there are hundreds of paintings and even whole fireplaces he brought back). Brownlow was next on the throne. He is remembered for starting the amazing gardens all around Burghley. David Cecil, another Lord Burghley that came later, is known for his athletic achievements. Lord Burghley won a Gold Medal for the 400 meter hurdle in the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam. He won silver in the 400 meter team relay in 1932 in Los Angles. They had a room where you could see his shirt, gold medal, silver medal, and lots of other things he used in the Olympics. In one part of the Burghley house they had a room about the kings and queens of England. One question asked did Henry the VIII owned 50 palaces. I was sure nobody could own that many houses, but I was wrong. He owned 55! He even ordered a whole town called Cuddington in Surry to be flattened so that he could build a huge palace called Nonsuch over it. He was a greedy guy! Another part showed you Elizabethan words from the Elizabethan times. Two words I learned were Prithee which means please and Grammarcy which means thank you. Would you prithee pass the tea Ma ’dam? Grammarcy. One of my favorite parts of the day was going to see the farrow deer in the yard outside Burghley House. Farrow deer are a type of deer that were brought by William Cecil to Burghley as his personal animal. There are 160 acres for all 400 wild farrow deer. They are amazing creatures with crazy long horns. Grammarcy for reading my blog!
Brock.....Grammarcy for writing your blog!
ReplyDeleteYour idea for making the bow & arrow for the
costume ball was fun. Was that your mum in
the photo of the costume ball? That palace
was HUGE. Have a good weekend and a Happy Easter!!