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The Savoy Palace, considered the grandest nobleman's townhouse of medieval London, was the residence of prince John of Gaunt until it was destroyed during rioting in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381.
Jan 30, 2017 · The Savoy. In 1246, Henry III gave a piece of land to Peter of Savoy, the Earl of Richmond, to build a house: an English home. In 1263, he built Savoy Palace. The Palace was on the Strand, the strip of land between London and Westminster, which at the time were separate cities.
The precinct of the Savoy was made into a parish by Bishop Grindal, in the reign of Elizabeth, when the Protector Somerset demolished the old Church of St. Mary, to make room for his new palace, and it is probably the smallest parish in the metropolis or its suburbs west of Temple Bar.
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Jul 6, 2012 · At one time the grandest of medieval townhouses in London, the history of the Savoy Palace, also known as the Palace of the Savoy, goes back to at least the 13th century. A mansion was built here by Simon de Montfort, the ill-fated Earl of Leicester, in 1245.
Successive Earls of Lancaster extended the site and furnished the Savoy Palace in wonderful style, culminating in the efforts of John of Gaunt, using his booty from wars with France and Spain. During the Peasant's Revolt of 1381, both John of Gaunt and his palace became a target.
Led by Wat Tyler, common folk from across southeastern England rebelled against the Gaunt’s government, hoping to remove the noblemen on the grounds of corruption. When Tyler’s rebels finally arrived outside London that June, they torched John and Blanche’s home—Savoy Palace.
The next large house, only separated from Somerset House by a narrow lane called Duchy Lane, is the imposing building known as the Savoy Palace. It has stood here for many years, and was originally built by the Earl of Savoy in 1245.
