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Royal connections with Greenwich can be traced back to the reign of King Alfred the Great who inherited the land from his father Ethulwulf in 871AD. In 1081 William the Conqueror confirmed Greenwich ...
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The precise location of King Henry VIII's last ever joust has finally been found by archaeologists. In 1536, a 44-year-old Henry fell from his horse while jousting at Greenwich Palace, leaving the ...
Maritime Greenwich prepares to celebrate one of its most famous residents. The 500th anniversary of Henry VIII’s accession to the throne is to be marked with a range of events at Maritime Greenwich in ...
You are in: London > History > Greenwich > London's subterranean treasures Copyright - National Maritime Museum Kurt Barling The discovery in Greenwich of remnants of ...
Of all the estates and houses available to King Henry VIII, Greenwich Palace in southeast London was known to be his favorite. The king spent more than 4,000 nights there (that’s almost 11 years in ...
Best known for his six marriages, the brutal king initiating English Reformation and beheading anyone who went against him during his 38-year reign. Experts continue to debate Henry’s final cause of ...