Historic hotspots

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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. Did Charles I trick his jailors or was he allowed to 'disappear'?
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  2. Catherine Howard: an amorous young queen falls from grace.
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  • Henry's first divorce

    Henry sent a letter threatening to break with the Papacy from Hampton Court Palace in order to obtain a divorce

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