1. History and stories
    1. A building history
    2. Events timeline
    3. Palace people
    4. Palace highlights
    5. Historic hotspots
      1. Charles I escapes
      2. Accused of adultery!
    6. Ghosts
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Historic hotspots


Visit the 'historic hotspots' where dramatic events and quirky moments in the history of Hampton Court Palace unfolded.

Hampton Court Palace
  1. Charles I escapes
    By the summer of 1647, it was clear that King Charles I and his Royalist army had lost the Civil War. Although the King’s son had made a daring escape to France, Charles I had lost control of his army. He was captured by his enemies, and moved to Hampton Court Palace...
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  2. Accused of adultery!
    On 2 November 1541, Henry VIII arrived to celebrate mass in the Holy Day Closet at Hampton Court. Waiting for him was a letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer. This letter told Henry the alarming and intimate news that his young wife, Catherine, had been accused of adultery...
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