I recently visited Hampton Court Palace in England, and there are a number of human ghosts there, but
there are two animal ghosts that have become famous. While researching
this blog, I also learned that one of the kings that followed Henry VIII
granted a special position to a certain breed of dog.
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| A ghostly dog? Cr: Engagget.com |
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| The King's Staircase: Phantom Dog Hangout |
THE PHANTOM DOG -According to Hampton Court Palace's book "Is the
Palace Haunted?: Palace Phantoms" - there's a dog that has been seen
and heard at the King's Staircase in the William and Mary section of the
palace. Queen Victoria had banned all dogs from the palace except
"lap-dogs, but this ghostly dog is reputed to be a mongrel dog. No one
has a clue if this dog was a pet or a guard dog, but reports from State
Apartment Warders (people that work in that part of the building) and
others during the 1990s indicated that a ghostly dog had been seen and
heard.
A GHOSTLY CAT - The old information center has been reported
several times by information center staff and visitors. Especially
during the 1980s and 1990s, visitors reported having to step over
something and that was a white cat! However, there were no cats in the
palace. Here's our Video from 2010 of the location where the ghostly cat
has been seen:
Hampton Court Ghost Cat Area
KING CHARLES II THE DOG LOVER- History shows that King Charles II
was a dog lover. Under royal decree, King Charles II granted King
Charles Cavalier Spaniels (named for him obviously) the ability to go
anywhere in Parliment buildings. The royal decree was referred to as
the 'commons
dogging charter.' Of course, he was displeased with Parliment, so this
was one way of getting at them.
Charles II was
the king of England, Scotland, and Ireland and lived from (May 29,
1630 to Feb. 6, 1685. His father, King Charles I, was executed at
Whitehall Palace in London on January 30, 1649, at the climax of the
English Civil War.
It was obvious that he had an affinity for dogs since a painting of
Charles II as a child depicts a small dog on his lap, that resembles a
Charles Cavalier Spaniel.
I was taken down into the orangerie to view a painting stored there. As the guard went forward to switch on the light something brushed past me at upper thigh level. I thought it was a dog or child but when the light went on nothing or no one else was there. Carol Rowe
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