
Henry VIII - Hampton Court
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Summary
Spend a relaxing day visiting Henry VIII’s palace of pleasure – the extraordinary Hampton Court. Originally built for Cardinal Wolsey, the palace passed to Henry VIII in 1529 and he embarked on an ambitious building program to create a palace to rival Versailles. We’ll examine the architecture, and visit the kitchens, State Apartments, and Young Henry VIII exhibition, to look at the nature of his court and how the palace functioned.
We’ll trace the stories of Henry’s last four wives through their associations with the palace: where Jane Seymour gave birth to the long-awaited heir, the Council Chamber where the marriage treaty to Anne of Cleves was signed, the Chapel where Henry learnt of Katherine Howard’s infidelity, and the place where Henry married his last queen, Kateryn Parr.
About Suzannah Lipscomb
Dr Suzannah Lipscomb is a historian, author, broadcaster and award-winning academic, based at New College of the Humanities.
Her latest book, The King is Dead: The Last Will and Testament of Henry VIII, is published by Head of Zeus. Suzannah's other books include 1536: The Year that Changed Henry VIII (Lion Hudson, 2009) and A Visitor’s Companion to Tudor England (Ebury, 2012).
Her television work includes writing and presenting the two-part 'Witch Hunt: A Century of Murder' for Channel 5; the four-part 'Hidden Killers' series including 'Hidden Killers of the Tudor Home' and 'Hidden Killers of the Victorian Home' for BBC4, and her two-series 'Henry and Anne: The Lovers Who Changed History' for Channel Five.
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Historian, broadcaster, and award-winning author Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is a highly-regarded specialist on the Tudor period with five titles to her name, including 1536: The Year That Changed Henry VIII.

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June 24 2021 | AXHC210624 | June 24 2021 (Thursday) | Professor Suzannah Lipscomb | $225 (ex. flights) |
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July 8 2021 | AXHC210708 | July 8 2021 (Thursday) | Professor Suzannah Lipscomb | $225 (ex. flights) |
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September 24 2021 | AXHC210924 | September 24 2021 (Friday) | Professor Suzannah Lipscomb | $225 (ex. flights) |
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February 18 2022 | AXHC220218 | February 18 2022 (Friday) | Professor Suzannah Lipscomb | $238 (ex. flights) |
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April 7 2022 | AXHC220407 | April 7 2022 (Thursday) | Professor Suzannah Lipscomb | $238 (ex. flights) |
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July 7 2022 | AXHC220707 | July 7 2022 (Thursday) | Professor Suzannah Lipscomb | $238 (ex. flights) |
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September 23 2022 | AXHC220923 | September 23 2022 (Friday) | Professor Suzannah Lipscomb | $238 (ex. flights) |
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