Editing Kenilworth Castle (section)

===Garden and landscape===
[[File:KenilworthCastleGardens1.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4|The restored Elizabethan [[knot garden]]s, designed to reproduce the appearance of the gardens in 1575]]
Much of the right-hand court of Kenilworth Castle is occupied by the castle garden. For most of Kenilworth's history the role of the castle garden, used for entertainment, would have been very distinct from that of the surrounding chase, used primarily for hunting.<ref>Colvin, p.12.</ref> From the 16th century onwards there were elaborate [[knot garden]]s in the base court.<ref>Hull 2006, p.114.</ref> The gardens today are designed to reproduce as closely as possible the primarily historical record of their original appearance in 1575, with a steep terrace along the south side of the gardens and steps leading down to eight square knot gardens.<ref>Morris 2010, pp.32–3; Greene and Moore, p.298.</ref> In Elizabethan gardens "the plants were almost incidental", and instead the design focus was on sculptures, including four wooden obelisks painted to resemble [[Porphyry (geology)|porphyry]] and a marble fountain with a statue of two [[Greek mythology|Greek mythological figures]].<ref>Morris 2010, pp.32–3.</ref> A timber [[aviary]] contains a range of birds.<ref>Morris 2010, p.33.</ref> The original garden was heavily influenced by the [[Italian Renaissance garden]] at [[Villa d'Este]].<ref>Morris 2010, p.34.</ref>

To the north-west of the castle are earthworks marking the spot of the "Pleasance", created in 1414 by [[King Henry V of England|Henry V]].<ref name=HullColvinEmery2000P114/> The Pleasance was a banqueting house built in the style of a miniature castle.<ref name=HullColvinEmery2000P114/> Surrounded by two diamond-shaped [[moat]]s with its own dock, the Pleasance was positioned on the far side of the Great Mere and had to be reached by boat.<ref name=HullColvinEmery2000P114>Hull 2006, p.114; Colvin, p.11; Emery 2000, p.404.</ref> It resembled [[Richard II]]'s retreat at [[Richmond, London|Sheen]] from the 1380s, and was later copied by his younger brother, Duke Humphrey of Gloucester, at [[Greenwich Palace|Greenwich]] in the 1430s, as well by his son, [[John of Lancaster]] at [[Fulbrook, Warwickshire|Fulbrook]].<ref>Colvin, p.11; Emery 2000, p.340.</ref> The Pleasance was eventually dismantled by [[Henry VIII]] and partially moved into the left-hand court inside the castle itself, possibly to add to the anachronistic appearance.<ref name="Johnson 2000, p.233."/> These elements were finally destroyed in the 1650s.<ref name="Morris 2010, p.50.">Morris 2010, p.50.</ref>
{{wide image|Kenilworth castle.jpeg|1000px|The inner court as seen from the base court; left to right are the 16th-century Leicester's building; Gaunt's 14th-century Oriel tower and great hall; and Clinton's 12th-century great keep.}}