#StJames'sPark #london with #whitehallpalace in the background- #kingcharlesII preferred sleeping at #StJanes'sPalace in order to be free of the political intrigue of #Whitehall - instead choosing the privacy of #stJames'spalace his retinue of pet #ducks & spaniels dashing after him & #cavalierkingcharlesspaniel outside his door. He designed this park with #fountains that flowed with #sparlingchampagne so beloved by the English & (in 1660's still loathed by the #French) & bridges over the lake - his fanciful parks were inspired by his cousin #kinglouisxiv #sunking who built #Versailles both men had that #medici #mitachondrial blood-line inclining them towards the arts & to seek advice from women & to hire women as their #architects #spies & #gardeners (at St James's Park)
