Search results
Beaumont Palace, built outside the north gate of Oxford, was intended by Henry I about 1130 to serve as a royal palace conveniently close to the royal hunting-lodge at Woodstock (now part of the park of Blenheim Palace ). Its former presence is recorded in Beaumont Street, Oxford.
Sep 13, 2019 · Discover Beaumont Palace Marker in Oxford, England: A hidden plaque is the only reminder of the lost palace where two storied English kings were born.
People also ask
When was Beaumont Palace built?
Where is Beaumont Palace?
Where is Beaumont Palace marker?
Who lived in the Beaumont Palace?
BEAUMONT PALACE. KING RICHARD I. WAS BORN HERE IN 1157. AND KING JOHN IN 1167. This stone set into the wall at the west end of Beaumont Street is understood to have been erected by Alan Brown, a former Vice-Provost of Worcester College. It was restored by Worcester College in 2004, after it was hit by a vehicle in 2003 and left lying in the ...
Dec 8, 2023 · The king's houses, later called Beaumont Palace, were built by Henry I outside the town's North Gate, on a site at the western end of the later Beaumont Street. (fn. 1) Henry I spent Easter at his new hall in Oxford in 1132; (fn. 2) Richard I was born there in 1157 and John in 1167. (fn. 3) Work and repairs on the king's houses were carried out ...
- Biography
- Research Notes
- Sources
Birth and Parents
John was the youngest son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. His exact birth date is uncertain, but it was probably in the Christmas season of 1266/7 - from 24 December 1266 to6 January 1267. He was probably born in either the Palace of Westminster or the Tower of London. (See Research Notesfor more discussion.)
Reign of Henry II
John was his parents' youngest son, and his father had already made significant provision of land for his older brothers, leaving relatively little available for John. Probably because of this, he was nicknamed "Lackland" from at least the early 1180s: it is believed that this nickname may have been given him by his father. Henry II sought to remedy this. In 1173 Henry bestowed Chinon, Loudun, and Mirebeau on him: this provoked a rebellion by John's brother Henry which ended the next year, an...
First Marriage
On 28 September 1176 John was betrothed to Isabel, daughter of William, Earl of Gloucester. Like him she was a great-grandchild of Henry I and the betrothal contract allowed for the possibility that the Pope might prevent the marriage on grounds of consanguinity. Isabel's father died in 1183 (the 1176 death date given in John's own entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography is a mistake), and, rather than allow the marriage to take place soon after, Henry II made her a royal ward, a...
Birth Date and Place
The contemporary Chronicle of Robert de Torigni could be read as meaning that John was born on the "vigil" of Christmas - that is, Christmas Eve - but this is uncertain: the entry is sandwiched between one for Christmas Eve and one for Christmas Day and does not give a specific date.Douglas Richardson gives the birth date as about 27 December. His birthplace is also uncertain. Many sources suggest it was Oxford, including Douglas Richardson and John's entry in the original Dictionary of Natio...
Doubtful Illegitimate Children
1. Isabel, wife of Richard FitzIves of St Keverne, Cornwall 2. Philip, who married someone called Lavina: they are recorded in 1263 as transferring lands to a Henry FitzRoy: Douglas Richardson speculates that Henry was their son, producing no evidence to confirm this, and that Henry's name FitzRoy suggests Philip mayhave been an illegitimate son of John 3. the parent, gender not known, of a Roger de Meulan, a papal chaplain said to be a "nepos" of Henry III (Douglas Richardson assumes this wa...
Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families,5 vols, ed. Kimball G....Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, entry by...Church, Stephen. The Date and Place of King John's Birth together with a Codicil on his Name, in 'Notes and Queries', Vol. 67, 2020, PDF viewable on University of East Anglia website,...Charles Cawley. King John, entry in “Medieval Lands” database (accessed 17 January 2024- Male
Beaumont Palace, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Pictured right: Beaumont Palace in 1785. Beaumont Palace built by Henry I outside the North gate of Oxford city was originally intended as a Royal Palace situated conveniently for his royal hunting lodge at Woodstock. Set into a pillar in Beaumont Street, Oxford, you can find the inscription ...
Beaumont Palace Marker - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (2024) Europe. United Kingdom (UK) England. Oxfordshire. Things to Do in Oxford. Beaumont Palace Marker. 1 review. #139 of 175 things to do in Oxford. Monuments & Statues. Write a review. About. Duration: < 1 hour. Suggest edits to improve what we show. Improve this listing. Full view.
