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Sir Ralph Sadler (Sadlier)
Name and Title: Sir Ralph Sadler.
Born: 1507 in Hackney, London.
Died: 30 March 1587 at Standon, Hertfordshire.
Buried: St Mary’s Church, Standon, Hertfordshire.
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Tudor Day Trips From London: Canterbury
Venturing out of the city of London, we travel to Canterbury, Kent. An important medieval city, The Tudor Travel Guide explores the city’s sixteenth century history, providing inspiration for your next Tudor road trip to Canterbury.
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The 1502 Progress: Woolaston, Gloucestershire
On 28 August, the Queen’s Chamber Books for Elizabeth of York records, ‘Itm the same day to the mariners that conveyed the Quenes grace over the Severn besides Chepstowe’. The temptation is to immediately conclude that a ferry conducted the King and Queen across the River Severn into England at the point where the current bridge spans the river, close to the foot of Chepstow Castle, where the royal couple had been lodged. While this might be true, further close inspection of a later entry in the Chamber Book (dated 27 September) clarifies that the Queen moved from Chepstow to ‘Walstone’ before arriving at the next stop: Berkeley Castle.
This entry is a retrospective payment made to ‘Robert Alyn for his costes prepayring logging for the Quene from Ragland to Chepstowe by the space of twoo dayes, from Chepstowe to Walstone, ij dayes, from Walstone to Berkeley, ij dayes.’…
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Leeds Castle, Kent
Leeds Castle sits across two islands in the middle of the River Len in Kent. During the sixteenth century, Henry VIII lavished money on refurbishing apartments in the Gloriette (the castleโs keep and the location of its most privy apartments) for his first wife, Katherine of Aragon. Katherine certainly stayed at Leeds Castle, as did Katherine Parr. Today, the castle offers a range of luxury accommodation.

Doncaster, West Yorkshire
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Old Hall Hotel, Derbyshire
The Old Hall is reputed to be the oldest hotel in England. Dating back to 1573, it was built with the sanction of Queen Elizabeth I, to provide accommodation for Mary Queen of Scots who was under house arrest by the Shrewsburyโs.