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 Theobalds website update

Published 03/11/2008 12:53:00 - Cheshunt

Our new Theobalds website goes live early November 2008.

Learn more about the Royal Palace, King James I, Theobalds Park, Lady Meux, Theobalds Park School/College and the proposed re-development of Cedars Park.

Watch the 2008 dig at Cedars Park www.lowewood.com/news/dig_at_cedars_park.asp

During the summer of 2008, we started filming a series of programmes about the former Royal Palace at Cedars Park and Lady Meux at Theobalds Park.

Theobalds website: www.theobalds.info

 

 Theobald’s Palace features in a new book published in September

Published 24/09/2008 14:53:00 - Cheshunt

Elizabeth in the Garden is a new non-fiction story which exposes the rivalry of Sir William Cecil, who owned and designed Theobalds Palace, and Lord Robert Dudley. Theobalds Palace once stood on the site of Cedar’s Park, Cheshunt. Broxbourne Council will be launching a Lottery bid to the Parks for People programme this month for funding to develop and restore some of the park and garden features and expose more of its fascinating and important history, some of which is revealed in this book.

Lord Robert Dudley, Queen Elizabeth I’s lover, and Sir William Cecil, her chief political adviser, were the most powerful men in the country. As their rivalry intensified, they competed by creating ever more fabulous gardens for their queen – one of which was Theobalds. Dudley’s aim was to woo her; Cecil’s, to stop Dudley in his tracks. Dudley set out an intoxicatingly romantic garden at Kenilworth in Warwickshire and threw spectacular outdoor parties for his queen; Cecil countered by building a sumptuous palace at Theobald’s with amazing gardens overseen by the most famous gardener in the country, John Gerard. This is the beguiling story of a lifelong duel. For Elizabeth, these gardens were places for love and intrigue, power play and spectacular design.

Author Trea Martyn wrote an open letter in support of Broxbourne’s lottery bid, and has recently been back to visit the park following the research that has been carried out by the council. Trea read English at Trinity College, Cambridge and completed a PhD in eighteenth century literature at University College London. She has taught history at Birkbeck College, University of London and landscape history at Central St Martins School of Art. Elizabeth in the Garden is her first book and is published by Faber. Copies are available from Lowewood Museum at £17.99 each.

 Cheshunt Grammar School

Published 12/09/2008 16:02:00 - Cheshunt

Work continues on the production of a programme about Cheshunt Grammar School.

The programme is being filmed in high definition and is due to be completed early next year.

Further details to follow...