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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. Il Palazzo di Richmond era una residenza reale sulla riva sud del Tamigi, a 14 km dal Palazzo di Westminster. Fu eretto nel 1501, all'interno del maniero reale di Sheen, da Enrico VII d'Inghilterra, precedentemente conosciuto con il titolo di conte di Richmond. Fu occupata dalla famiglia reale fino al 1649.
Richmond Palace was one of Queen Elizabeth's favourite palaces. She often held court there and loved to hunt stags in the nearby park. Richmond Palace was also considered the warmest of the royal palaces and the Queen liked to spend winter there.
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. The royal family had taken up residence at Sheen for Christmas of 1498, but a fire broke out on December 21 and destroyed the old building, along with many valuable royal possessions.
12 lug 2016 · My aim in this blog is to follow Richmond Palace from its creation to its eventual destruction, and its modern resurrection, using the resources and veritable treasure trove of documents that...
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.
1650 - Richmond Palace is sold, probably as several lots, and within a year the stones and bricks are being carted off by builders for use elsewhere Map List of places already entered Richmond and Sheen timeline Sources for this page (Cloake 1, Vol. 1, 20-29, 39-40, 55-6, 140-42, 209-211) Contributors to this page BG ( RLHS ) External links Wikipedia
