Henry VIII’s lovenest for sale

Henry VIII’s lovenest for sale

gatehouseA property where Henry and Anne stayed at is now for sale! It was in the state of ruins but was rebuilt and now put up for sale for 2 Million pounds.

From BBC:

“The gatehouse on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent is all that remains of Shurland Hall, the Tudor palace owned by a courtier of the King, Thomas Cheyney.

It was probably built especially for Henry and Anne’s visit, when the King spent three days hunting.

The Spitalfields Trust has restored it and put it up for sale for £2m.

“It is an amazing, unique site which has been occupied since pre-Roman times,” said spokesman Oliver Leigh-Wood.

The gatehouse had been unoccupied since World War II and was covered in scaffolding when representatives from the Trust first saw it.

It had no walls and no floors, but has been rebuilt into a five-bedroom house with the help of a £300,000 grant from English Heritage.

In the grounds are the fragments of the great hall of the palace, where Henry and Anne were entertained.

“Sir Thomas himself had a staff of at least 100 males – women were unrecorded,” said Mr Leigh-Wood.

“Henry would have had a huge retinue, so this palace would have had in excess of 300 or 400 people here at the time of the King’s visit.”

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