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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.
Dec 8, 2023 · THE KING'S HOUSES. 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. Henry I spent Easter at his new hall in Oxford in 1132; Richard I was born there in 1157 and John in 1167.
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It was restored by Worcester College in 2004, after it was hit by a vehicle in 2003 and left lying in the hedge of 24 Beaumont Street. Beaumont Palace was built outside Oxford’s North Gate in c.1130 by King Henry I (Henry Beauclerc), and he came to stay here at Easter 1133, celebrating the birth of his grandson, the future Henry II..
Description. Beaumont Palace was built by Henry I in the 12th century. Both Richard I and King John were born there. The monarchs did not spend much time at the King's Houses, using them mainly as a stopping point on the journey to Woodstock. In 1318 the buildings were granted to the Carmelite Friars.
A view in ink of the ruins of Beaumont, near Gloucester Green at Oxford, formerly a palace of King Richard II, drawn by S.H. Grimm. Beaumont Palace was originally built in 1132 as a hunting lodge by Henry I. Richard I and his brother John were born here.
BEAUMONT PALACE AND THE WHITE FRIARS: EXCAVATIONS AT THE SACKLER LIBRARY, BEAUMONT STREET, OXFORD By Daniel Poore and David R. P. Wilkinson With contributions by Leigh Allen, Kate Atherton, Paul Blinkhorn, Paul Booth, Angela Boyle, Philippa Bradley, Duncan H. Brown, Greg Campbell, Bethan Charles, Cecily Cropper,
Beau-mont suggests a beautiful, gently rising hill, and to this day you can feel the land lifting as it leaves Hythe Bridge and makes for the centre of town. Here, beyond the North Gate and within sight of the castle, we have to imagine a fine Norman palace – royal chambers, cloisters, two chapels, kitchens, stables, store-rooms – a ...
