HAMPTON COURT PALACE Past Paper Out Of London

Question 1

Which military order owned the
land on which Hampton Court
stands in the 13th century?

Answer 1

The site of the Palace was occupied from 1236 by the Knights Hospitaller of Saint John of Jerusalem under the direction of Clerkenwell Priory, the headquarters of the Order in England. The premises at Hampton included some residential buildings, farm buildings, and a chapel. Hampton Court had been a manor in the possession of Sir Walter de St Valery, according to the entry in the Domesday Book of 1086. He went on the First Crusade, and his grandson Reginald de St Valery donated the estate to the Military Order of the Knights Hospitaller.

Question 2

Who designed the 8 (now 11 in total) terracotta roundels on the Great Gatehouse, exterior and interior in the 1510s?

Answer 2

In the late 1510s, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey commissioned the Italian sculptor Giovanni da Majano(Giovanni da Maiano).
A letter, dated 18 June 1521, from Giovanni da Maiano to Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, states that he had recently delivered and installed eight gilded and painted terracotta roundels (‘octo rotundas imagines, exterra depictas et deauratas’) at Hampton Court Palace…
Petrographic analysis of this terracotta suggests it was manufactured from an English clay. Such ‘brick earth’ is common to a London ‘basin’ (associated with the Thames river), but the precise deposit employed must have been specially selected to avoid the high shrinkage rates often associated with this type of clay.

Question 3

Who made the 1540 astronomical
clock?

Answer 3

The clock was designed by Henry VIII’s astrologer Nicolaus Kratzer and built in 1540 by Nicholas Oursian, the keeper of the King’s clocks.

Question 4

What happened at the Hampton
Court Conference in 1604?

Answer 4

The conference was presided over by King James I and attended by the bishops and the Puritan leaders. Among the reforms discussed were;
changes in church government,
changes in The Book of Common Prayer,
and a new translation of the Bible.

The conference resulted in the;
1604 Book of Common Prayer
and,
in 1611, the King James Version of the Bible.

Question 5

In which month is the Hampton
Court Garden Festival (Flower Show)?

Answer 5

July

Question 6

Name the artist who painted the
Hampton Court Beauties in the 1690s.

Answer 6

SirGodfrey Kneller

Question 7

Name the tapestries displayed in
the Great Hall.

Answer 7

TheAbraham Tapestries showing scenes from the life of the patriarch Abraham from the Book of Genesis. These tapestries were probably commissioned by Henry VIII and were certainly first hung in the Great Hall in 1546.
Over2,450 tapestry wall hangings were listed in the inventory taken after Henry VIII’s death in 1547.

Question 8

Which sport, dating from Tudor
times, is still played at Hampton
Court Palace?

Answer 8

Tennis
Now sometimes called Real Tennis to differentiate it from Lawn Tennis

Question 9

What type of grapes does the Great
Vine produce?

Answer 9

Vitis vinifera ‘Schiava Grossa’, also known as ‘Black Hamburg’

The variety of grape grown on the Great Vine isVitis vinifera ‘Schiava Grossa’, also known as ‘Black Hamburg’. This variety is known for being a delicious eating grape. The grapes are grown organically.

Question 10

In which year of the 20th century did the last major fire at Hampton Court break out?

Answer 10

Monday March 31 1986.

Also; 1952, 1886 and 1882.

Question 11

In which gallery in Hampton Court
Palace are works from the Royal
Collection displayed?

Answer 11

The Cumberland Art Gallery

The Cumberland Art Galleryhouses a changing display of artworks, principally from the Royal Collection, reflecting Hampton Court Palace’s long history as a place to see great art.

Question 12

How many people could be
seated in the Great House of
Easement?

Answer 12

28-seater ‘Common Jakes’ in the Great House of Easement.

Question 13

Name the painter of the Queen’s
staircase.

Answer 13

The ceiling in the Queen’s Staircase was painted in 1734 byWilliam Kent.
Kent’s Roman-inspired setting includes an homage to the Queen, whom he compares to the ancient goddess Britannia.
He painted the walls with a series of trompe l’oeil (trick of the eye) niches and half-domed spaces with classical sculptures, and the Garter star and royal ciphers within the ceiling.

Question 14

What name is given to the diamond pattern on the Tudor brickwork?

Answer 14

Brickwork formed into a diamond pattern is calleddiapering.

Question 15

Which event takes place biennially
in July at Hampton Court Palace?

Answer 15

The Hampton Court Garden Festival(formerly The Hampton CourtFlower Show).

Question 16

From where was clean water
piped to Hampton Court?

Answer 16

The Hampton Court conduit system was fed from three conduit heads, which were known as Coombe Conduit, Gallows Conduit and Ivy Conduit.
The system has traditionally been attributed to Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, who began work to the great palace at Hampton Court between 1514 and 1529.
More recent research has suggested that the system was installed during Henry VIII’s residence, from 1529 onwards.
The Coombe Conduit system supplied the palace with water until 1876.
Coombe Conduit originally consisted of an upper and a lower chamber, 20 metres (65.5 feet) apart, connected by an underground vaulted passage.
The total length of piping was about 5.5 kilometres (3.4 miles). The lead pipes were 7.5 centimetres (3 inches) in diameter and 1.2 centimetres (0.5 inches) thick. The system was engineered with a fall of 39.3 metres (129 feet) over a length of about 4.8 kilometres (3 miles), creating a water pressure adequate to supply running water to rooms on the second floor of the palace.

Question 17

How many meals a day
(approximately) did the Hampton
Court kitchens produce for Henry
VIII’s household?

Answer 17

One thousand.

Question 18

Name the king who commissioned
the Hampton Court Maze.

Answer 18

The Hampton Court Palace Maze is the UK’s oldest surviving hedge maze.Commissioned around 1700 by William III, it covers a third of an acre.
The Maze was designed by George London and Henry Wise and is trapezoid in shape. Originally planted using hornbeam, it was later replanted using yew. It is referred to as a multicursal or puzzle maze.

Question 19

Name TWO master craftsmen employed by Christopher Wren?

Answer 19

Wren often worked with the same team of craftsmen, including;
master of worksWilliam Talman
wood carver Grinling Gibbons
master plasterer John and James Groves
frescos artistAntonio Verrio
ironwork byJean Tijou
artists SirJames Thornhill
furnishings designerDaniel Marot

Question 20

a) Who painted the Windsor Beauties and
b) for whom?

Answer 20

a) SirPeter Lelyand his workshop, produced in the early to mid-1660s, that depict ladies of the court ofKing Charles II
b) Originally commissioned byAnne Hyde, Duchess of York.

Question 21

Name the artist who painted the
‘Satire of the Caesars’ on the King’s Staircase.

Answer 21

Antonio Verrio

Question 22

What are the gates opposite Bushy Park called?

Answer 22

Lion Gate

Also; Adam Gate and Paddock Gate

Question 23

What was the name of the gunsmith who had the King’s Guardroom decorated with a display of 2850 arms?

Answer 23

John Harris

Question 24

Which famous landscape gardener was accommodated in Wilderness House?

Answer 24

Lancelot ‘Capability’ BROWN 1716-1783 Landscape Architect lived here 1764-1783

Question 25

Who was the last King to actually live in the Palace?

Answer 25

King George II

Question 26

Name the designer of the Privy Gardens.

Answer 26

Daniel Marot

Question 27

Name the artist whose paintings
“The Triumphs of Caesar” are
normally on display at the palace.

Answer 27

The Triumphs ofCaesarare a series of nine large paintings created by theItalian RenaissanceartistAndrea Mantegnabetween 1484 and 1492 for the Gonzaga Ducal Palace, Mantua.

Question 28

In which month does the “Hampton Court Palace Music Festival” take place?

Answer 28

June

Question 29

Why did the rebuilding of
Hampton Court in the late 17th
century stop after 1694?

Question 30

Which royal wedding took place
at Hampton Court on 12 July
1543?

Question 31

Hampton takes its name from
(i) “Ham” and (ii) “Ton”.
What do they mean?

Answer 31

(i)
(ii)

Question 32

Name the King who purchased
Mantegna’s “Triumph of Caesar”.

Question 33

Name the King who disliked the
palace, moved out and had the
palace divided into 40 Grace and
Favour apartments.

Question 34

Name the artist who painted the
walls and ceiling of the staircase
leading up to the Kings
Apartments.