Hampton Court Palace
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Hampton Court Palace is a Grade I listed royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, 12 miles southwest and upstream of central London on the River Thames.
Hampton Court Palace, west front, Richmond upon Thames
Hampton Court Palace, with marked reference points referred to on this page. A: West Front & Main Entrance; B: Base Court; C: Clock Tower; D: Clock Court, E: Fountain Court; F: East Front; G: South Front; H: Banqueting House; J: Great Hall; K: River Thames; L: Pond Gardens; M: East Gardens; O: Cardinal Wolsey's Rooms; P: Chapel.
An original Tudor roasting hearth in the Great Kitchens
Christopher Wren's south front (G on plan), built for William III and Mary II, viewed from the Privy Garden
Jane Seymour
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Jane Seymour was Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII from 30 May 1536 until her death the next year. She became queen following the execution of Henry's second wife, Anne Boleyn, who
Hampton Court Palace
…the scene of many historic events. In 1537, the King's much desired male heir, the future Edward VI, was born at the palace, and the child's mother, Jane Seymour, died there two weeks later. Four years afterwards, whilst attending Mass in the palace's chapel, the King was informed of the adultery of his fifth…
Portrait c. 1536 – c. 1537
Henry VIII's family portrait
Portrait of Jane believed to have been painted during her short queenship and attributed to the "Cast Shadow Workshop"