Royal castles of England; comprising an account of those ancient fortresses which from the days of William the Conqueror either were the homes of English sovereigns or have been intimately associated with the history and romance of their lives (1913)
Shelley, Henry Charles. [from old catalog] · Boston, L. C. Page & company · leaf 54
have been redeemedfrom ruin to become lordly habitations once more.A notable illustration of this transformation is pro-vided in the case of Hever Castle, that stately man-sion in a retired and beautiful corner of Kent whichWilliam Waldorf Astor has rescued from decayand restored to a lovely… … The Home of Anne Boleyn 29 proud title of the garden of England, set in anundulating countryside rich in grassy meadows andwooded groves, and encircled by the placid watersof the River Eden, Hever Castle, with its ancientmoat, its noble entrance gateway, its oriel windows,its embattled walls, its…
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