Ham House, Petersham, Surrey Finish:Float frame An four-storey 'ancient house' with

An four-storey 'ancient house' with bay windows and ornate carving or plasterwork on the outside

Although Hastings was too astute to challenge Richard directly the king had him beheaded in the courtyard of the Tower of London

with asses' ears

Common Councilman of the City of London

Ham House, Petersham, Surrey Finish:Float frame An four-storey 'ancient house' withHam House, Petersham, Surrey, c1800. Petersham is now in the London borough of Richmond upon Thames. Ham House was built in 1610 for Sir Thomas Vavasour, Knight Marshal to King James I. It was enlarged in the 1670s when it became a focal point of Restoration court life and intrigue.