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Beaumont Palace

Beaumont Palace in Oxford

Oxford

Oxford is a City status in the United Kingdom, and the county town of Oxfordshire, in South East England. It has a population of 151,000. The rivers River Cherwell and River Thames run through Oxford and meet south of the city centre....
was built by Henry I

Henry I of England

Henry I was the fourth son of William I the Conqueror. He succeeded his elder brother William II of England as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106....
about 1130 to serve as a royal palace

Palace

A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop....
conveniently close to the royal hunting-lodge at Woodstock

Woodstock, Oxfordshire

Woodstock is a small town in Oxfordshire, England which is home to Blenheim Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where Winston Churchill was born in 1874....
(now part of the park of Blenheim Palace

Blenheim Palace

File:Blenheim main entrance.jpgBlenheim Palace is a large and monumental English country house situated in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England....
). Its former presence is recorded in Beaumont Street

Beaumont Street

Beaumont Street is a street in the centre of Oxford, England. The street was laid out in the 1820s with elegant terraced houses in the Regency architecture....
, Oxford. Set into a pillar on the north side of the street, near Walton Street

Walton Street

Walton Street is a street in central Oxford, England, located on the eastern edge of the area known as Jericho, Oxford.The street runs north from the western end of Beaumont Street where the main entrance of Worcester College, Oxford is located....
, is a stone with the inscription: Near to this site stood the King's Houses later known as Beaumont Palace. King Richard I
Richard I of England

Richard I was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Lord of Ireland, Cyprus, Count of Anjou, Count of Nantes and Brittany at various times during the same period....
was born here in 1157 and King John
John of England

John reigned as List of English monarchs from 6 April 1199, until his death. He succeeded to the throne as the younger brother of King Richard I of England, who died without issue....
in 1167.

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Beaumont Palace in Oxford

Oxford

Henry I of England

Palace

Woodstock, Oxfordshire

Blenheim Palace

Beaumont Street

Walton Street

Edward II of England

Edward II, of Caernarfon, was Kingdom of England from 1307 until he was deposition in January 1327. His tendency to ignore his nobility in favour of low-born favourites led to constant political unrest and his eventual deposition....
was put to flight at the battle of Bannockburn

Battle of Bannockburn

The Battle of Bannockburn was a significant Scotland victory in the Wars of Scottish Independence. It was the decisive battle in the First War of Scottish Independence....
in 1314, he is said to have invoked the Virgin Mary and vowed to found a monastery for the Carmelites

Carmelites

The Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel or Carmelites is a Roman Catholic religious order perhaps founded in the 12th century on Mount Carmel, whence the order receives its name....
(the White Friars) if he might escape safely. In fulfillment of his vow he remanded Beaumont Palace to the Carmelites in 1318. When the White Friars were disbanded at the Reformation

Dissolution of the Monasteries

The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, denotes the administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII of England disbanded all monastery, nunnery and friary in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their income, disposed of their assets and provided f...
, most of the structure was dismantled and the building stone reused in Christ Church

Christ Church, Oxford

Christ Church , is one of the largest Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. As well as being a college, Christ Church is also the cathedral church of the diocese of Oxford, namely Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford....
and St John's College

St John's College, Oxford

__FORCETOC__St John's College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It was founded by Sir Thomas White , a merchant, in 1555, whose heart is buried in the chapel....
. The last remains of Beaumont Palace were obliterated at the laying out of Beaumont Street in the 1820s.

Beaumont Palace

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