Justine and Richard took us to Hampton Court Castle.This was the home of King Henry VIII. We saw where he slept, there are a number of bedrooms, dressing rooms, bathing rooms etc. They had many at their disposal, some of which were very private.
We have walked the halls, and rooms of Kings and Queens.
I was not able to try the Kings bed, aaah, Tina and I were so looking forward to a little romp.
I have a number of video files, but I will wait until we get home to show them to you all who wish.
They are too time consuming to upload.

Catherine of Aragonm. 1509 - 1533 Divorced	Anne Boleynm. 1533 - 1536Executed	Jane Seymourm. 1536 - 1537 Died
Anne of Clevesm. 1540 Jan. - July Divorced	Kathryn Howardm. 1540 - 1542 Executed	Katherine Parrm. 1543 - 1547 Widowed

The Battle of Mortimer's Cross (1461)

The 15th century Castle surrounded by 1000 acres of stunning parkland, pasture and woodlands with the river Lugg running alongside predates Hampton Court Palace by some 80 years.
The land was granted by King Henry IV to Sir Rowland Lenthall at the time of his marriage to Margaret Fitzalan, daughter of the Earl of Arundel, a cousin of the King.
Lenthall built the original quadrangular manor house in 1427, 12 years after his Knighthood at the battle of Agincourt (1415). In 1434 he was granted licence to crenellate the house by King Henry VI.

On February 2nd, 1461 at Mortimer's Cross Edward Earl of March gave battle to Owen Tudor in what became a pivotal battle in the ongoing "Wars of the Roses" campaign between the houses of York and Lancaster.

The Hampton Court Estate has a rich and fascinating history dating back to before the 15th Century.
The estate was originally formed by the merging of the manors of Hampton Richard and Hampton Mappenor. It was granted by Henry IV to Sir Rowland Lenthall at the time of his marriage to Margaret Fitzalan, daughter of the Earl of Arundel and a cousin of the King. Lenthall built the original quadrangular manor house in 1427, twelve years after his knighthood at the battle of Agincourt. In 1434 he was granted a licence to crenellate the house by Henry VI.
Sir Rowland was succeeded by his daughter who married the Baron of Burford and it was their grandson who sold Hampton to Sir Humphrey Coningsby in 1510.
Hampton remained in the Coningsby family, a prominent noble Herefordshire family, until the early 19th Century when the estate was purchased by Richard Arkwright, the son of the famous inventor. Richard Arkwright's son, John, then comissioned the remodelling of the house in the 1830's and 40's, the work being designed and carried out by Charles Hanbury Tracy, later Lord Sudeley. The Arkwrights lived at Hampton Court until 1912.

The Gardens at Hampton Court Herefordshire, recently completed, are one of the most ambitious garden creations of our time.
Original Victorian garden walls enclose stunning new flower gardens divided by canals, island pavilions and pleached avenues. The kitchen garden is an ornamental garden of fruit and vegetables. It is managed organically, supplying produce to the Orangery Restaurant for its seasonal menu.
There is a maze of a thousand yews with a gothic tower at its centre. Climb to the top for a panoramic view of the gardens or descend underground to a tunnel that leads to a waterfall in the sunken garden. Beautiful herbaceous borders stretch out from a one hundred and fifty year old wisteria tunnel that leads to vast lawns and ancient trees beside the castle. Beyond the lawns are riverside and woodland walks