17c Science & Religion Seen in Hampton Court Gardens [12min]

Hampton Court Palace is most associated with Henry VIII -- it's even said the ghost of Ann Boleyn stalks the chapel there, but the gardens came much later and were built to the taste of the 17th century Dutch monarch, King William of Orange, and his wife, Queen Mary, as a refuge from the hustle of Whitehall. The symmetrical design of the gardens was in accordance with the scientific thinking of the time. The garden historian Andrea Wulf shows Maggie Ayre what they tell us about the new world view of science and religion in the 17th century.