Hampton palace

It was ‘the little gentleman in the black velvet waistcoat’ that led to the demise of William III and as a consequence the rapid decline of Hampton Court Palace’s great formal gardens. The little gentleman in question had pushed up … Continue reading →

Hampton Court is mentioned in the Domesday Book.In early 1500s Wolsey lay the foundations of a building that became a Royal Palace and an icon of the Tudor age.

Explore the home of Henry VIII, and journey through 500 years of royal history with two tickets for Hampton Court Palace. Stay for two nights at the 4 star Brooklands Hotel and Spa, situated in Surrey. Your Great Little Break includes: *Two nights bed and full English breakfast *Accommodation in a Deluxe Double room *Two tickets to Hampton Court Palace (worth £21.30 per person) *Dinner allocation of £45 per person in the hotel's 1907 restaurant on your first night

Henry VIII's banqueting hall, covered in original tapestries. When we went, they were celebrating the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII's accession to the throne, and they had reenactments of his wedding to Kateryn Parr. I don't believe the Hall is usually decked out like this. We were lucky! (And if I lived in London, I'd be at this place every weekend, if not more often.) Hampton Court Palace.

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Our day trip to Hampton Court Palace came about thanks to our sponsored ambassadorship with Historic Royal Palaces (HRP). Throughout the summer months, we will be using our Historic Royal…

Long Corridor inside Hampton Court Palace

Hampton Court Palace, South West of London

One big ole pinch me moment 😫 Hampton Court has hundreds of years of history just like every other giant palace here, but most notably it was King Henry XIII’s home base and it’s dripping with Tudor history. Definitely haunted, definitely one of the most impressive places I’ve been, definitely could have spent several days there.

Hampton Court Palace, England

Hampton Court Palace is an icon of English architecture, history and art, home to kings, queens, artists and thinkers since the Tudor times. As a heritage charity, Histo…

Hampton Court Palace is a large, ornate brick castle in The Tudors built by King Henry's First Minister Cardinal Wolsey and expanded by Henry after Wolsey's demise. Henry used the palace as his secondary residence (after Whitehall Palace) to escape the pressures of court in London, though he often hosted favored courtiers at Hampton Court for extended periods of time. He briefly gifted it to Anne Boleyn at the close of Season One, and the two co-resided in both Hampton Court and Whitehall…

When in London, escape to Hampton Court Palace.

Staircase inside Hampton Court Palace - Category:Grand Staircase, Hampton Court - Wikimedia Commons

There’s more to Hampton Court Palace than the Tudors. It consists of two distinct halves, built in two very different eras. But both were intended as a show of strength, and the walls tell as many stories as the ghosts that haunt them

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