Colt's Hall, Cavendish

Colt's Hall is an old manor house in Cavendish, Suffolk, England. It is a Grade II listed building.^[1]

Queen Elizabeth's visit

In this house George Colt entertained Queen Elizabeth I during her progress of 1578. Colt provided dinner, and Elizabeth used the occasion to knight George Colt before proceeding to Melford Hall, where she stayed overnight.^[2]

William Kempe's visit

William Kempe stayed at Colt's Hall in 1600 during his "Nine Days Wonder", in which he morris danced from London to Norwich.^[3]

References

^ Historic England. "Colt's Hall (1376674)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
^ Dovey, Zillah (1996). An Elizabethan Progress. Thrupp: Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-2150-1.
^ Kemp, William. "Kemps Nine Daies Wonder: Performed in a Daunce from London to Norwich". www.gutenberg.org.

52°05′54″N 0°37′00″E / 52.09837°N 0.61674°E / 52.09837; 0.61674

[1] Historic England. "Colt's Hall (1376674)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

[''An_Elizabethan_Progress''_Dovey_1996-2] Dovey, Zillah (1996). An Elizabethan Progress. Thrupp: Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-2150-1.

[Kemps_Nine_Daies_Wonder-3] Kemp, William. "Kemps Nine Daies Wonder: Performed in a Daunce from London to Norwich". www.gutenberg.org.

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