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Richmond Palace was a favourite home of Queen Elizabeth I, who died there in 1603. It remained a residence of the kings and queens of England until the death of Charles I of England in 1649. Within months of his execution, the Palace was surveyed by order of the Parliament of England and was sold for £13,000.
- 1649–1659
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Mar 24, 2022 · Richmond Palace, much loved home to the Tudors and once a stunning grand palace but sadly only a gatehouse remains today. You can walk up to this impressive Tudor gatehouse built in 1501 by Henry VII. It started off as a substantial manor house in 1125 and became a royal manor house in 1327.
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Duke of Richmond. Earl of Pembroke. Earl of Richmond. Earl of Surrey. Earl of Nottingham. Earl of Lincoln. Dissolution. 24 March 1603. The House of Tudor ( / ˈtjuːdər /) [1] was an English and Welsh dynasty that held the throne of England from 1485 to 1603. [2]
- 1485; 538 years ago
- Henry VII (first Tudor king)
After a fire in 1497 destroyed the wooden original buildings, Henry VII rebuild and renamed the Palace after his family title - the Earl of Richmond. Richmond was once the largest and grandest palace in England and it was the venue for various occasions in the early 16th century.
Henry VII’s arms are visible above the main gate: the monarch built the Tudor additions to the edifice, although the palace had been in use as a royal residence since 1125. Elizabeth I died here in 1603. The palace – home to one of the world's first flushing lavatories – was largely dismantled after the execution of Charles I.
Mar 23, 2023 · In the early hours of 24 March 1603, on what was then the eve of the new year, Queen Elizabeth I died quietly in her palace at Richmond. For those living through those hours of her final decline, it was a time of fear as well as of hope.
Jul 12, 2016 · Richmond Palace by Wyngaerde, c.1558-62 (Image: Wikimedia Commons) My aim in this blog is to follow Richmond Palace from its creation to its eventual destruction, and its modern...
