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Thornbury Castle
The south front of Thornbury Castle in South Gloucestershire. The rooms on the top floor are the original privy apartments. The present building was the castle that was built by Edward Stafford, third duke of Buckingham who rebuilt the castle in order to make it his principal seat. The building work started in 1507. Unfortunately for Buckingham, he was not to enjoy the castle for long as he was beheaded in 1521 on the orders of Henry VIII. The castle became crown property.
The next prominent individual connected to Thornbury was Princess Mary, Henry VIII’s daughter (later Queen Mary I). She stayed in Thornbury for several days on her route to Ludlow in 1525. She is said to have stayed in the room in the top right of the picture (with the opulent sixteenth-century windows).
Later Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn stayed in the castle during the royal summer progress of 1535. They intended to stay in the castle before going to the city of Bristol, although an outbreak of plague in the city prevented their visit and increased their time at Thornbury.
The castle was granted back to the Stafford during the reign of Queen Mary I in 1554 and they held the castle till 1727. The manor was then sold to the contemporary duke of Norfolk and given by the duke to his relative, Henry Thomas Howard in 1766. The Howard family held the castle till the 1960s when it was purchased by a private investor and the castle began a luxury hotel and restaurant. Visitors can stay in the rooms Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII and Mary I stayed in and dine in the fine Tudor hall.
Thornbury Castle
The south front of Thornbury Castle in South Gloucestershire. The rooms on the top floor are the original privy apartments. The present building was the castle that was built by Edward Stafford, third duke of Buckingham who rebuilt the castle in order to make it his principal seat. The building work started in 1507. Unfortunately for Buckingham, he was not to enjoy the castle for long as he was beheaded in 1521 on the orders of Henry VIII. The castle became crown property.
The next prominent individual connected to Thornbury was Princess Mary, Henry VIII’s daughter (later Queen Mary I). She stayed in Thornbury for several days on her route to Ludlow in 1525. She is said to have stayed in the room in the top right of the picture (with the opulent sixteenth-century windows).
Later Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn stayed in the castle during the royal summer progress of 1535. They intended to stay in the castle before going to the city of Bristol, although an outbreak of plague in the city prevented their visit and increased their time at Thornbury.
The castle was granted back to the Stafford during the reign of Queen Mary I in 1554 and they held the castle till 1727. The manor was then sold to the contemporary duke of Norfolk and given by the duke to his relative, Henry Thomas Howard in 1766. The Howard family held the castle till the 1960s when it was purchased by a private investor and the castle began a luxury hotel and restaurant. Visitors can stay in the rooms Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII and Mary I stayed in and dine in the fine Tudor hall.