Henry VIII's lost palace was once one of Europe's most impressive retreats

  • 8 months ago
Henry VIII is best known for his six wives, with school children up and down the UK learning the infamous rhyme to remember the fate of each wife: ‘Divorced, Beheaded, Died: Divorced, Beheaded, Survived.” His driving desire for a male heir resulted in him divorcing two wives and having two others beheaded. The second son of Henry VII, Henry was just 17 years old when he became king in 1509, and the decisions made during his reign continue to shape Britain today. Henry lived in palaces rightly fit for a king, these included Hampton Court, the Tower of London and Windsor Castle. In a small village in west Kent lies the ruins of a largely unknown jewel of Henry’s reign, which witnessed some of ...
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