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The other Henry: Windsor and France

W. A. Sessions

in Henry Howard the Poet Earl of Surrey: A Life

Henry Howard's friendship with the illegitimate son of Henry VIII, Henry Fitzroy, the Duke of Richmond and Somerset, took him from childhood to early manhood. In the years between 1529 and 1536, when ... More

Henry Howard's friendship with the illegitimate son of Henry VIII, Henry Fitzroy, the Duke of Richmond and Somerset, took him from childhood to early manhood. In the years between 1529 and 1536, when English culture underwent fundamental changes, the relationship of the two young men provided Surrey with a level of freedom from his past, that of the fathers and the mother, he had never known before. At least he dramatized it so, imprisoned at Windsor Castle in 1537, in his elegiac poems on Richmond's early death in 1536 and his own loss. This next stage in the life of Henry Howard is, in many ways, the most compelling and, in others, the most problematic. However, later centuries judged the two poetic texts that resulted from this experience of friendship and love, a reader can only conclude from their language that Surrey had found in Richmond the other self that every Petrarchan poet was seeking.Less

Weekends in Windsor: Castles, China, and Corgis

Cele C. Otnes and Pauline Maclaran

in Royal Fever: The British Monarchy in Consumer Culture

This chapter offers a case study of Windsor, England. Located just twenty-three miles from London, it is home to the venerable Windsor Castle and is the queen’s favorite weekend getaway. During both ... More

This chapter offers a case study of Windsor, England. Located just twenty-three miles from London, it is home to the venerable Windsor Castle and is the queen’s favorite weekend getaway. During both the peak summer tourist months and the off-season, the authors explore how consumers experience this historic locale, which has been the site of many key events in royal history. Apart from Windsor Castle, where traditional royal rituals are regularly enacted, the wider region contains residences that link to other royal narratives, such as Queen Victoria’s Frogmore House and Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson’s Fort Belvedere home. With the famous Eton public school and nearby Royal Ascot as its other major attractions, Windsor is a town steeped in English tradition and royal consumption.Less

The Two hundred and Fiftieth-anniversary Celebration of the Royal Society and The International Entomological Congress

Anna Botsford Comstock

Karen Penders St. Clair (ed.)

in The Comstocks of Cornell-The Definitive Autobiography

This chapter describes how John Henry Comstock was asked to represent Cornell University at the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Royal Society of London in 1912. On the evening after the ... More

This chapter describes how John Henry Comstock was asked to represent Cornell University at the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Royal Society of London in 1912. On the evening after the Comstocks' arrival in London, Henry went to the first informal meeting of the delegates to the Royal Society Celebration. On July 16, 1912, there was an impressive service in Westminster Abbey, which was attended by the delegates who were all in Academic dress. That evening, there was a great dinner in the Guild hall for the delegates. Eleven of the wives of delegates, including Anna Botsford Comstock, were entertained at dinner by Lady Bradford at her home in Manchester Square. The closing event of the celebration was the garden party at Windsor Castle. The delegates were received by their Majesties in the palace and were shown through it afterwards. Henry then attended the International Congress of Entomologists in Oxford in August of 1912.Less