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Sheen is the historic name for a royal palace in modern Richmond upon Thames and was renamed Richmond by Henry VII. Sheen had long been royal property and Edward III had built himself a house there that became a favourite royal riverside retreat.
Richmond Palace was built on the site of the old royal residence of Sheen (named from the Old English word for a 'beauty spot') in Surrey along the banks of the Thames.
Richmond palace began as a manor house at Sheen (Surrey) and was much used by Edward III, who died there. Henry V restored it and, after a disastrous fire in 1497, Henry VII rebuilt it on the grand scale, giving it his own title of Richmond.
Jan 10, 2020 · Henry VII built Richmond Palace on the site of the former Palace of Shene which was severely damaged by fire when the king and his court were there for Christmas 1497. Henry I had first divided the manor of Shene from the royal manor of Kingston and granted it to a Norman knight.
May 11, 2020 · If you walk towards the river from Richmond Green, you can find small corners of a Tudor Palace built around the same time the town received its current name in 1501. It was known as the Manor of Shene, a name derived from an Anglo-Saxon word for shining (or shelter).
Richmond Palace, the first Tudor palace was rebuilt in 1501 by the Henry VII of England, the Earl of Richmond. Formerly known as Sheen Palace, it was built on the banks of river Thames in Surrey, England.
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Aug 21, 2014 · The remains of Richmond Palace built by Henry VII in 1499-1501 on the site of the manor-house of Sheen established by at least 1125. Two royal residences had previously stood on the site. The first was probably built by Edward III who died there in 1377.
