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 | | After Elizabeths death in 1603, Hatfield passed into the hands of her successor, James I of England, but the new king didnt care for it, so a trade was arranged with Robert Cecil 150; James would take the Cecil family home, Theobalds, and Cecil would take Hatfield. |
 | | Also like Hever, Hatfield is supposedly haunted by its former royal resident, as well as by a "veiled lady," and a mysterious "spectral coach" led by "ghostly horses" that occasionally makes its way up the drive to the house, through the doors and up the stairs. |
 | | That sense of disappointment was somewhat assuaged, however, by both the beauty of Hatfield House, which is an excellent example of Jacobean architecture and interior design, and by the many reminders of Elizabeth I that are scattered throughout. |
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