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A statue on the roof at University Church of St. Mary the Virgin
The church has a narrow parapet where one can circle around the roof and see the city of Oxford below. Here, you see a Renaissance-era statue overlooking All Souls College in the background.
Anne Hathaway's house
Like many people of his time, Shakespeare was a bit transient, moving around his hometown of Stratford upon Avon and between Stratford and London. This is one of the few buildings that can be traced to him, through the ownership of his wife, Anne…
L’Església de Sant Bartomeu in Xàbia
This beautiful church dates back to the 14th century, but most of it was built in the 1500s.
Outside Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London
The original Globe Theatre may have burned down in the early 1600s, but a replica was built in the 1990s to introduce modern audiences to the structure of Renaissance theater.
St. Paul's Cathedral on the Thames River
This photograph of St. Paul's was taken from the opposing side of the Thames River along the Embankment.
The Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford
As a librarian in training, I bow down at the sight of one of the oldest and largest libraries in England.
The chateau at Clos-Lucé
The chateau at Clos-Lucé is most known for its most famous inhabitant, Leonardo da Vinci. He stayed here at the request of King Francis I, possibly paying for his rent with several paintings, including the Mona Lisa.
The Château de Chenonceau
This chateau is one of the most well known of the chateaux in the Loire Valley. It survived and thrived due to its ownership and maintenance by a series of wealthy women, from rivals (Queen) Catherine de Medici and (king’s mistress) Diane de Poitiers…
The palace at Hampton Court
As someone fascinated by King Henry VIII and his wives, I had to witness Hampton Court for myself. It was strange to see all six of his wives represented in the architecture throughout the buildings, whether it was a carved pomegranate that was…
The stage at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London
This replica of Shakespeare's Globe uses the same layout as the original: A stage open to the ravages of weather, with three rows of covered seats in a ring facing the stage, as well as standing room for the "groundlings" at the foot of the stage.