Haddon Hall is an English country house on the River Wye at Bakewell, Derbyshire, one of the seats of the Duke of Rutland. It is currently occupied by Lord Edward Manners (brother of the current Duke) and his family. In form a medieval manor house, it has been described as "the most complete and most interesting house of its period". The origins of the hall date to the 11th century. The current medieval and Tudor hall includes additions added at various stages between the 13th and the 17th centuries. The Hall lies within the Peak District National Park, one of a number of National Parks in Britain which have been set aside and protected by law as areas of outstanding natural and man-made beauty, and worldwide importance. For more videos and other information about the Peak District please visit Let's Stay Peak District at www.peakdistrict-nationalpark.com I took these pics on 8 April 2013 during a free guided tour which Haddon Hall kindly arranged on that day for everyone. David Hirschfelder (born 18 November 1960) is an Australian musician, film score composer and performer. Among other things, he wrote the music for the film "Elizabeth" and his Tudor-style dance music known as lavolta is featured here as "La Volta". The volta (plural: voltas) (Italian: "the turn" or "turning") is an anglicised name for a Renaissance dance for couples from the later Renaissance. This dance was associated with the galliard and done to the same kind of music. Its main figure consisted of a turn and lift in a sort of closed position, which could be done either to the right or to the left. It is also called La volta, Volta, Volte. Spelling variants include la volta and levolto; its name is la volte in French and la volta in Italian. La volta became a respectable, but never completely dignified, dance after Queen Elizabeth I of England danced it with the Earl of Leicester (courtesy of Wikipedia). New London Consort Philip Pickett, Director

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