King Henry VIII 1491-1547

Originally an abbey church, Peterborough Cathedral is a Norman and Gothic building featuring an unusual triple facade, a rare medieval painted ceiling, magnificent fan vaulting, and the tomb of Catherine of Aragon.

Begun by Cardinal Wolsey in 1514, Hampton Court Palace became the favored residence of King Henry VIII after 1529 and was expanded by Sir Christopher Wren for William III after 1689. It is now a museum owned by Historic Royal Palaces.

Whitehall Palace was the principal royal residence from 1530, when Henry VIII seized it from Cardinal Wolsey, until its destruction by fire in 1698. Today only the Banqueting House (1619) survives.