t Greenwich on the southern bank of the River Thames in London Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester constructed new buildings on the site of an old medieval abbey starting in 1433. He built a tower as a lookout to watch out for invasion fleets coming up the Thames. The tower's location is now occupied by the Greenwich Royal Observatory and the palace is now the site of the Royal Hospital. Originally the building was called Greenwich Castle or the Manor of Pleazaunce. The palace featured heavily during the Tudor period and King Henry VIII was born there in 1491.Location
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Greenwich Palace
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t Greenwich on the southern bank of the River Thames in London Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester constructed new buildings on the site of an old medieval abbey starting in 1433. He built a tower as a lookout to watch out for invasion fleets coming up the Thames. The tower's location is now occupied by the Greenwich Royal Observatory and the palace is now the site of the Royal Hospital. Originally the building was called Greenwich Castle or the Manor of Pleazaunce. The palace featured heavily during the Tudor period and King Henry VIII was born there in 1491.Location
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Timeline
1433
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Construction of Greenwich Palace
Humphrey, the Duke of Gloucester began the construction of the Greenwich estate which would become the important Tudor residence.
1491
June 28
Henry (VIII) born
The future king of England Henry was born at Greenwich Palace. He was the third child of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York.
1509
June 11
Henry marries Catherine of Aragon
King Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon at Greenwich Palace. Catherine was the wife of Henry's elder brother, Arthur, who had died in 1502. Henry had to obtain permission from the Pope for the marriage, but not everyone agreed that is was lawful.
1515
May 13
Mary and Suffolk marry
Princess Mary, the younger sister of King Henry VIII, married Charles Brandon, the Duke of Suffolk at Greenwich. Henry VIII gave full consent to the marriage.
1522
February
Henry received the title Defender of the Faith
At a ceremony at Greenwich Palace, King Henry VIII was bestowed with the title Defender of the Faith. The title being confered by the Pope in recognition of the book Henry wrote against Luther.
1543
July
Treaties of Greenwich
At Greenwich a treaty was signed by the Scots and King Henry VIII swearing firstly peace between the two nations and secondly the agreement that Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, should marry Henry's son Edward. Although these two treaties were initially agreed they had been rejected by the Scots by the end of the year. King Henry at first wanted Mary to be brought to England but two sides agreed that she should remain in Scotland until her tenth birthday.
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- 1: Timbs & Gunn, Abbeys, Castles & Ancient Halls of England & Wales, Warne, Own Copy
