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This winter, a major exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace will bring together over 100 works from Henry VIII’s court, including drawings, paintings and miniatures by Hans Holbein the Younger drawn from the Royal Collection, one of the most important surviving groups of the artist’s work.
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George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury
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Astley Castle, Warwickshire
Managed by the Landmark Trust, Astley Castle serves as a unique rental property, offering guests the opportunity to enjoy modern comforts within a historic setting. The large windows provide scenic views of the Warwickshire countryside and the castle’s partially preserved moat.
Esher Palace: Wolsey’s Refuge in Surrey
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The 1502 Progress: Flaxley Abbey, Gloucestershire
The 1502 Progress of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, continued…
Having stayed overnight at Over, the royal party continued their journey the following morning, 13 August. The cavalcade was heading south-west towards another overnight stop, this time at Flaxley Abbey.
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The 1535 Progress: Reading Abbey, Berkshire
On 8 July 1535, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn left Windsor Castle bound for Reading Abbey. The twelfth century monastery was founded by William the Conqueror’s youngest son, Henry I, and was the first stop on a summer progress to the West Country and Hampshire, and at only a day’s ride away from Windsor, it was a very convenient staging post.