Hampton Court Palace

I've wanted to visit Hampton Court for absolutely ages, it's been on my "list of things to do" for about five years now. Finally, after much delay, I achieved my goal on the May bank holiday. History Hampton Court is probably best known as Henry VIII's royal palace, but in fact it was built by Cardinal Wolsey, Henry's right hand man. Since Henry seized it from Wolsey (sorry, was given it by Wolsey...) it has been extensively modified by various monarchs from Elizabeth I through William and Mary and Queen Anne. Various grace and favour apartments were established in the buildings in the early 1800s, which led to further changes ...

I love Hampton Court Palace. There's so much to see on a day out and its great for all ages. I spent a lot of time here last summer so here goes! HISTORY Hampton Court was originally built at the beginning of the 16th century by Cardinal Wolsey, who was basically Henry VIII's right hand man. However, when Wolsey fell from power after failing to get Henry's divorce from the Pope in 1529, Henry decided that he quite fancied the palace and took it for himself. It remained as it had looked under Henry until William and Mary came along. They reigned at the end of the 17th century and extensively remodelled the palace (although they ...

My mother comes from Thames Ditton, which is just down the road from Hampton Court Palace. Because of this, everytime we go to visit my grandparents, we always pop into Hampton Court Palace, and even have a season ticket! I spent a large chunk of school studying the Palace, in history and in English Literature as well (when I studied to book "A Man for All Seasons" for my GCSE coursework. All these mixed together have given me a great love for this big old house, if one can call it that, and I would like to share with you why I think that this is the best place to visit in the country, and more importantly, to urge you to get out of the house in the ...