English Heritage

Season 1 Episode 3: The Queen, Her Lover and His Castle

Kenilworth Castle in Warwickshire is not much more than a picturesque ruin but once it was home to Lord Robert Dudley who, in 1575, built a garden for a visit by Elizabeth I. Only one piece of written evidence survives about how it looked, which includes details of an obelisk and a fountain as the centrepiece, so in an attempt by English Heritage to re-create the original, problems of all sorts have arisen. Has the historical validity of the exercise been undermined?

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

4

Cast:

Simon Thurley, Samuel West

Quality:

HD

Duration:

60 min

First Air:

2009

Rating:

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