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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.
The Beaumont palace existed for around 200 years and was knocked down around 1308 to repair the castle, royalty were born and lived there, worth a find of the plaque in a hedge.
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The construction of the new Sackler Library for the University of Oxford provided an opportunity to investigate the former site of the royal palace at Beaumont, the birthplace of both King Richard I (Lionheart) and King John. This report describes the archaeological excavations by Oxford Archaeological Unit, which took place in 1997-8.
- 19 Nov 2020 11:41
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- Monograph (Project Report)
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.
The plaque on Beaumont Street near the site of Beaumont Palace. 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 ).
Pull aside the Springtime foliage which will have grown over it, and there, on the corner of Beaumont Street opposite Worcester College, on a stone pillar beside the iron garden railings, you will find a plaque bearing this inscription: Lionheart and Lackland!
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Oct 9, 2020 · A hidden plaque is the only reminder of the lost palace where two storied English kings were born.
