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The 1535 Progress: Abingdon Abbey, Oxfordshire
On 14 July 1535, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn made the ten-mile journey from Ewelme to Abingdon en route to Langley. This was not the first time that the couple had relied on the hospitality of this great monastic house, as they had spent time there in late August 1532.
The 1535 Progress: Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucestershire
On Monday 26 July 1535, the royal party left Sudeley Castle and made the seven-mile journey north-west to Tewkesbury. In keeping with protocol for all royal arrivals, the mayor and other dignitaries would have received the king, queen and their retinue just outside the town, with the two parties merging to travel in procession to the cathedral or abbey church.
Margaret Beaufort and the Palace of Collyweston
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The 1502 Progress: The Vineyard at Over, Gloucestershire
The 1502 Progress fo Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, continued…
Having stayed overnight in Coberley Hall, the royal party was again on the move. As we read in the above quote, their destination was the Abbot of Gloucesterโs fine manor house, which stood on a raised plateau west of Gloucester. The house was known as โThe Vineyardโ because of the ancient vines cultivated on its terraces since at least the thirteenth century…