HEVER CASTLE
with
THE FREE COMPANY OF AQUITANE
A brilliant weekend at the end of July 2018 with the Free Company of Aquitane at the grounds of Hever castle. With the very engaging public and some fantastic thunderstorms made this weekend very memorable for years to come.
Brief History of Hever castle.
The castle's gatehouse and walled bailey was built in 1270 and had a defensive role. In the 15th and 16th CE it was the home of the Boleyns who added the Tudor house within the walls.
Anne Boleyn spend her childhood years at the castle and later became the Queen of England as the second wife of Henry VIII.
Anne of Cleves, another wife of Herny VII, later became the owner of the castle and from 1557 onwards number of families had ownership including the Waldegraves, the Humphreys, and the Meade Waldos.
William Waldorf Astor finally restored the castle, he commissioned the 'Tudor Village', now called the 'Astor Wing' and the gardens and lake.
For more detailed history please visit the Hever castle website.
Our camp © FCOA
©FCOA
Storm above the castle ©FCOA
©FCOA
©FCOA
The Tudor timber-framed buildings that lined the interior of the courtyard. ©FCOA
The Great Hall
The Great Hall
The Great Hall
15th century window glass. ©FCOA
Henry VIII's private locks that he would take with him to every property he stayed at.
Anne Boleyn's headboard of her bed.
At the Great Hall
The combined arms of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
Henry VIII
Henry VIII bedroom.
©FCOA
A Jocobite Rhyming Blade Sword
German beheading swords
German beheading sword detail.
Illustrations of Instruments of torture.
Illustrations of Instruments of torture
Illustrations of Instruments of torture
Illustrations of Instruments of torture.
Illustrations of Instruments of torture.
William Waldorf Astor
Colonel Astor's American civil war sword.
Early 20th century renovation.
Early 20th century renovation.
©FCOA
All Images © Grex Luporum and © Free Company of Aquitaine (FCOA).