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Richmond Palace was a Tudor royal residence on the River Thames in England which stood in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Situated in what was then rural Surrey, it lay upstream and on the opposite bank from the Palace of Westminster, which was located nine miles (14 km) to the north-east.
Richmond Palace was a Tudor Palace, built by King Henry VII, on the banks of the River Thames in Surrey. It stood on the site of an old royal palace called Sheen, which was virtually destroyed by fire in 1497, and it was named after the King (who was known as The Earl of Richmond before he won the throne from King Richard III in the Battle of ...
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.
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. Importa
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 resurrection,...
Richmond Palace. The mediaeval palace. 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...
Nov 13, 2014 · It is located on the south bank of the River Thames in London, upstream of the Palace of Westminster. In 1502, at Richmond Palace, Henry’s daughter, Princess Elizabeth, became betrothed to King James IV of Scotland. Henry VII died at Richmond Palace in 1509.
Oct 24, 2023 · Richmond Palace is located in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, just a short train ride from central London. To get there, take the District line to Richmond Station, and then it’s about a 10-minute walk through beautiful greenery to the palace gatehouse.
Just off Richmond Green, the attractive remains of Richmond Palace – the main entrance and red-brick gatehouse – date to 1501. 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.
Richmond Palace had the first rensissance-influenced garden in England and the term 'knot garden' is first recorded in an account of the palace garden. The land on which the palace stood is now occupied by private houses, of considerable magnificence.
