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3 days ago · The iconic venue closed in 2018 for a significant renovation and restoration, which included substantial infrastructure upgrades to the building, a new orchestra pit and stage lifts, as well as...
Apr 11, 2024 · After extensive renovations and delays, The Palace Theatre is finally set to reopen its doors. The long awaited christening will happen in two distinct parts. First up is Ben Platt who will be doing a limited concert residency, in what’s being regarded as a soft opening.
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- Domesday to Henry VII
- A Period of Splendor
- Palace of The Forgotten Queens
- The End of The Palace
The first noted history of the site that was to become Richmond Palace was in the Domesday book. The manor of Shene (later spelt Sheen) was part of the royal manor of Kingston; it was owned by Otto de Grandson, a knight from savoy who worked for the English crown and Edward I. Upon Edward’s death, de Grandson left England and the manor reverted to ...
We now come to a period of growth and splendor under the control of Henry Tudor. Henry went to great efforts and expense (catalogue reference: E 101/414/6, f.3) to raise a palace that would be the rival of any in Europe, a crowning achievement in his new kingdom. As the work was ongoing, however, disaster struck once more: while the court was there...
The next period of its history was a convoluted one, with many residents walking its halls. It seems Henry VIII did not share his father’s love for the palace and instead took Hampton Court to be his home. He passed Richmond off to Wolsey, and once Wolsey fell from power it became the ‘Palace of forgotten queens’ where Henry would hide his past con...
We come now to the greatest tragedy to fall on the most beautiful of palaces: Oliver Cromwell. After the execution of Charles I it did not take long for the commonwealth to strip the palace of everything of worth, right down to the stone from which it was built, for profit and to destroy a symbol of the monarchy they had come to hate. This was the ...
Mar 24, 2022 · Richmond Palace has long since been demolished except for the buildings that I have pointed out. The black arrow is pointing in the direction of Friary Road which, as the name suggests, was the location of a friary founded by Henry VII but demolished in Henry VIII’s “Dissolution of the Monasteries”.
Apr 21, 2021 · With Elizabeth’s death, the Tudor dynasty died too and Richmond Palace’s decline and eventual disappearance set on course. The Gate House now an integral part of the legend of Elizabeth I at Richmond probably simply because it is the most visible remnant of the lost palace.
Jul 17, 2019 · Originally built in 1913 and then updated in 1929, Broadway’s Palace Theatre’s newest renovation plans were approved by the New York City Council and the new theatre is expected to reopen late 2022.
Left: The surviving gateway of Richmond Palace. The palace was built by Henry VII, replacing the old Shene Palace which was extensively damaged by fire in 1497. Henry died at Richmond Palace on 21 April 1509.
