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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 ).
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..
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.
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Mar 11, 2015 · Few places in Michigan have a concentration of historical markers like Mackinac Island does. There are more than 20 sites on the island that have been honored with this historic designation, with a few others that either used to have markers, lost their marker due to a change in the historic structure, or have markers that have gone missing.
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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Richard I, John, and Beaumont Palace, Oxford black plaque | Open Plaques. Near to this site stood the King's Houses later known as Beaumont Palace. King Richard I was born here in 1157 and King John in 1167. Jez Nicholson on Flickr. How to add yours.
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A hidden plaque is the only reminder of the lost palace where two storied English kings were born.
