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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 ). Its former presence is recorded in Beaumont Street, Oxford.
Storia. Beaumont Palace venne costruito da re Enrico I d'Inghilterra attorno al 1130 perché divenisse un palazzo reale vicino alla sua riserva di caccia di Woodstock (oggi parte del parco del Blenheim Palace ). I sovrani Riccardo I e Giovanni nacquero in questo luogo rispettivamente nel 1157 e nel 1167.
BEAUMONT PALACE. KING RICHARD I. WAS BORN HERE IN 1157. AND KING JOHN IN 1167. This stone set into the wall at the west end of Beaumont Street is understood to have been erected by Alan Brown, a former Vice-Provost of Worcester College. It was restored by Worcester College in 2004, after it was hit by a vehicle in 2003 and left lying in the ...
8 dic 2023 · The king's houses, later called Beaumont Palace, were built by Henry I outside the town's North Gate, on a site at the western end of the later Beaumont Street. Henry I spent Easter at his new hall in Oxford in 1132; Richard I was born there in 1157 and John in 1167.
- Early Life & Succession
- Third Crusade
- Domestic Policies
- Campaigns in France & Death
- Legacy
Richard was born on 8 September 1157 CE in Beaumont Palace, Oxford, as the third son of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, former wife of King Louis VII of France (r. 1137-1180 CE). Richard's education involved a good dose of chivalric medieval literaturethanks to his mother's interest in the subject. Poetry was another favourite pa...
Richard's first priority, indeed, perhaps his only one, was to make good on his promise made in 1187 CE to 'take the cross' and help capture Jerusalem from the Muslims. The king emptied his kingdom's coffers for his mission, even striking up a deal with William the Lion - giving the Scottish king full feudal autonomy in return for cash. For a monar...
While the king was fighting abroad, English politics was left in the capable hands of Hubert Walter, who was Bishop of Salisbury in 1189 CE and was made Archbishop of Canterbury in 1193 CE. Walter proved himself an able statesman and events would unravel which required exactly that at the helm of the ship of state. While captive in the Holy Roman E...
After a brief stint back in England and a second coronation in April 1194 CE at Winchester, Richard then spent much of his time on campaign in France where he defended the Angevin lands against his former Crusader ally, Philip II of France. The pair had fallen out when Richard did not marry Philip's sister Alice, despite the pair being engaged for ...
As he had no heir Richard I was succeeded by his brother John who would reign until 1216 CE. King John of England (aka John Lackland) managed to make himself one of the most unpopular kings in English history, and his oppression and military failures brought about a major uprising of barons who obliged the king to sign the Magna Cartain 1215 CE, up...
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7 ott 2021 · Along Beaumont Street lies a plaque marking the site on which Beaumont Palace once stood. The palace, which lay just outside the town walls, was built in the early 12th century by Henry I and known in its early years as the king’s houses. In 1157, Richard I was born here.
BEAUMONT PALACE. KING RICHARD I. WAS BORN HERE IN 1157. AND KING JOHN IN 1167. Lionheart and Lackland! Two of our most notorious monarchs. Why here? The name of the street gives a clue. Beau-mont suggests a beautiful, gently rising hill, and to this day you can feel the land lifting as it leaves Hythe Bridge and makes for the centre of town.
