Queen Margaret's Room, Packwood House, Warwickshire
Date: 20th August, 2023
Photograph Reference: P90082
Camera: Sony A77
ISO: 2500
Exposure Time: 1/3sec
Exposure Time: 1/3sec
Aperture: F5.6
Focal Length: 16mm
Modifications: Camera JPG modified
The room's name refers to the fact that Queen Margaret of Anjou (wife of King Henry VI) is supposed to have slept in the bed contained in this room before the battle of Tewkesbury in 1471; however the bed came from Owlpen Manor, Gloucestershire, in 1927, so is not in its original location.
Replaces a 2010 photograph.