Great Hall, Hampton Court Palace, London Size:XS: 20 x 15cm Advert for Krepe-Tex bathing costumes

Advert for Krepe-Tex bathing costumes

Knight of the Garter in ceremonial costume

Natural hair

William Street

illustrated by microscopical drawings

Great Hall, Hampton Court Palace, London Size:XS: 20 x 15cm Advert for Krepe-Tex bathing costumesGreat Hall, Hampton Court Palace, London, 1893. Started by Cardinal Wolsey in 1514, Hampton Court Palace passed to King Heny VIII in 1529 when Wolsey fell from favour. It was extensively altered by Henry, who built the Great Hall, the last great medieval hall to be built in England. The last monarch to use the Palace was George II. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green, illustrated edition, Volume II,