Please follow the "Timeline" topic in "Announcement". Especially the historical characters! - Anne Boleyn
January 1533 - Henry & Anne Boleyn marry in a secret ceremony March 1533 - Thomas Cranmer is appointed Archbishop of Canterbury. May 1533 - Archbishop Thomas Cranmer declares the marriage of King Henry VIII and Queen Katherine of Aragon to be invalid May 1533 - Thomas Cranmer validates King Henry VIII& Anne Boleyn's marriage June 1533 - Coronation of
Anne Boleyn Summer 1533 - Sir Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex begins an investigation into the activities of Sir Thomas More June 1533 - Parliament extinguishes Papal authority in England. June 1533 - Mary Tudor, younger sister of Henry VIII, dies at Westhorpe, Suffolk.
July 1533 - It is reported that Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk and George Boleyn, caught up with the French court. While they were there both Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey and Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond became violently sick, at the same time. Richmond was so ill, that for a while, it was feared he might die. July 1533 - Pope Clement VII excommunicates King Henry VIII & his advisers (including Thomas Cranmer) JSeptember 1533 - Anne Boleyn gives birth to Princess Elizabeth Tudor November 1533 - Henry Fitzroy, Henry VIII's illegitimate son, marries Mary Howard (daughter of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk)
Anne Boleyn is said to have worked for this pairing.
Built in approximately 1480, Henry VIII hunted in nearby Ashdown Forest and used Bolebroke as his hunting lodge. The proximity of Hever Castle, only 8 kilometres away, also made this a perfect base from which to court Anne Boleyn. Great Hall, Banqueting Hall, Henry VIII's Suite, Kitchen, Ashdown Forest
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Forest Bridge Tue Feb 27, 2018 6:40 pm Daenerys Targaryen
Anne Boleyn, the second queen consort of King Henry VIII of England, spent her early youth there, after her father, Thomas Boleyn had inherited it in 1505. He had been born there in 1477, and the castle passed to him upon the death of his father, Sir William Boleyn. It later came into the possession of King Henry's fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. In the 21st century the castle is a tourist attraction. Great Hall, Kitchen, Rooms, Astor Wing, Tudor Gardens, Walled Rose Gardens, Water Maze
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Courtyard Sun Jul 12, 2015 4:40 pm Isabel Hamilton
Allington Castle is the birthplace in 1503 of the English lyrical poet Sir Thomas Wyatt and in 1521 of his son the rebel leader Thomas Wyatt. Gardens, River Medway, Rooms, Chapel
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Living Room Tue Oct 05, 2021 1:16 pm Margaret Wyatt
The castle went through various phases of ownership until, by the 1520s, it belonged to the Wingfield family. The medieval castle was rebuilt as a Tudor manor house, parts of which survive. Catherine of Aragon was sent here for refusing to give up her status or deny the validity of her marriage. The fenland climate damaged her health, and she died here in January 1536. Chambers, Hall, Garden
This was site of manor acquired by Henry VIII in 1526. Grafton was one of Henry VIII's favourite houses. He spent several weeks there in most years of his reign from 1527 onwards, typically arriving towards the end of August and leaving in early October, often as part of a progress that included a visit to Ampthill either before or afterwards. No later sovereign showed as much interest in Grafton. Royal Chambers, Chambers, Hall, Garden
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Dining Room Sun Feb 09, 2014 11:29 pm Henry VIII of England
In 1501 Prince Arthur, (son of Henry VII and brother to Henry VIII) with his bride Catherine of Aragon, lived here for a short time before his early death of an infection from which his wife recovered. Mary Tudor, daughter of Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII, heir to the throne of England as the couple's only issue, spent three winters at Ludlow between 1525 and 1528, along with her entourage of servants, advisors, and guardians. The Entrance, Romanesque Chapel, Great Chamber, The Interior, Great Hall, Chambers
A building has been on the site from the 11th century and it has from this time been the home of the Croft family and Croft baronets. Manor house, The church, Parklands
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Main Entrance Tue Apr 02, 2013 6:56 pm Cesare Garcia
In 1527, the castle played host to Cardinal Wolsey, Sir Thomas More and the Earl of Derby and on November 20th 1532 King Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Sir Francis Weston and Sir Francis Bryan were among its guests. Rooms, The Hall, Kitchen
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Gardens Tue Feb 27, 2018 6:22 pm Daenerys Targaryen
In 1535, Henry VIII visited the castle with his second wife Anne Boleyn, which had been empty and unattended for some time.When King Henry died, the castle became the property of his son, Edward VI of England, who gave it to his uncle, Thomas Seymour who he made Lord of Sudeley. In 1547, Thomas married Edward's stepmother Catherine Parr. At this time, Seymour and Catherine moved into Sudeley. The Mulberry Garden, The Queens's Garden, The Banqueting Hall, St Mary's Church, Tudor Physic Garden, Rooms
It was begun in 1511 as a home for Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham.The site was occupied by a manor house in 930. Part of the original plans for a very grand residence were "well advanced"[1] before the duke was beheaded, in 1521, on the orders of his distant cousin Henry VIII, for alleged treason Vineyard, St. Mary's Church, Hall, Rooms, Blickling Hall
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Great Hall Sat May 04, 2013 7:10 pm Elizabeth Crawley
The Boleyn family owned the original hall from 1499 until 1505. It is thought that Mary and George were born at Blickling but it is not known if Anne was, as her date of birth is still the subject of much discussion. Gardens, The Hall, Rooms
This palace was the childhood home and favourite residence of Queen Elizabeth I.Henry VIII's children Edward and Elizabeth spent their youth at Hatfield Palace. Gardens, The Great Hall, Rooms, Kitchen
The manor house was the seat of the Seymour family, one of whom was Jane Seymour, Queen to King Henry VIII. Henry VIII had stayed at Wulfhall during his progress of 1535, which may have been when he first noticed Jane Seymour and began the process of throwing over his second wife, Anne Boleyn Gardens, Rooms, The Hall
Anne Boleyn’s lavish and magnificent coronation banquet was held in 1533. Over 80 dishes were served during the festivities and one can only imagine that Anne, six months pregnant, must have been exhausted but also overjoyed at having finally attained the ‘mystique of monarchy’ .Westminster Hall was also the setting of Thomas More’s trial where he was charged of High Treason for denying the validity of the Act of Succession. Painted Chamber, Queen's Chamber, Chambers, St Stephen's Chapel
Eastnor Castle is a mock castle, two miles from the town of Ledbury in Herefordshire, England, by the village of Eastnor. Courtyard, Entrance, Garden, Hallway, Library, Rooms
Anne Boleyn stayed on the eve of her coronation in 1533- at the peak of her career. It is also where she enjoyed a number of coronation celebrations and feasts with her husband, Henry VIII, prior to her coronation. In complete contrast to the days prior to her coronation, the Tower is also the setting for Anne’s incarceration and execution. In a terrible twist of fate, Anne Boleyn spent her final days and darkest hours in the same apartments that had played host to lavish celebrations and revelry only three short years before. Also the burial place for some other very famous Tower prisoners including: Catherine Howard, Jane Grey, Sir Thomas More and Bishop John Fisher. Queen’s Apartments, White Tower, Waterloo Barracks, Great Hall, Garden
Beaumaris Castle, located in the town of the same name on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales, was built as part of Edward I's campaign to conquer the north of Wales after 1282 Church, Gardens, Hall, Chambers
Warwick Castle was built in Warwick city, in Warwickshire, next to Avon river. it has been occupied by the Earl of Warwick, one of the most ancient noble ranks. Bedchambers, Courtyard, Gardens, Entrance, Dining Hall, Kitchens
York: The city underwent a period of decline during Tudor times. Under Henry VIII, the Dissolution of the Monasteries saw the end of the many monastic houses of York, along with their hospitals. This led to the Pilgrimage of Grace an uprising of northern Catholics in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire who were opposed to religious reform. Henry VIII eventually reinstated the Council of the North in York, and this increased in importance under Elizabeth I, leading to a revival in the city's influence York Palace, City of York's Tavern
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Throne Room Fri Jan 16, 2015 6:46 pm Edward V Plantagenet
Suffolk /ˈsʌfək/ is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich Charles Brandon's Country Home, Thomas Shire's House, St George's Church, Tavern
Buckingham is a town situated in north Buckinghamshire, England, approximately 10 miles (16.1 km) from the border with Northamptonshire. The Castle of Anna Stafford, Thornbury Castle
The name Lambeth is thought to originate from the Old English "lamb" and "hythe", suggesting a landing place for lambs or sheep. Norfolk Family Country House
The Manor is a house in the village of Hemingford Grey, Cambridgeshire (formerly Huntingdonshire and then, briefly, Huntingdon and Peterborough). St. James Church, River Cottage, The Manor House
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster The Town of Garstang, Greenhalgh Castle, Salisbury
Edinburgh (Listeni/ˈɛdɪnbʌrə/ ed-in-burr-ə; Dùn Èideann in Scottish Gaelic) is the capital city of Scotland, situated on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth The Monroe Family Estate, Gardens, Chapel, Linlithgow Palace
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Royal Gardens Wed Aug 10, 2022 2:45 pm Isabella Vasa
Stirling is a vibrant Scottish city, home to many of Scotland's top attractions including Stirling Castle, Bannockburn and The National Wallace Monument Stirling Castle
Marseille, known in antiquity as Masalia, Massalia or Massilia (from Greek: Μασσαλία; probably adapted from a pre-existing language related to Ligurian) is the second largest city in France, after Paris Chateau de Nemours, Chateau Castillon
Burgundy is an administrative and historical region of east-central France. It was inhabited in turn by Celts, Romans in the 4th century. During the Middle Ages, it was the seat of some of the most important Western churches and monasteries, among them Cluny, Cîteaux, and Vézelay. Royal Chambers, Bedrooms
The residence of several French kings. When Francis I took power in 1515, his wife Queen Claude had him refurbish Blois with the intention of moving to it from the Château d'Amboise. Queen's Chambers, Great Hall, Rooms, Gardens
The Kingdom of Pamplona and then Navarre formed part of the traditional territory of the Vascones, a pre-Roman tribe. In 1589 when King Henry III of Navarre inherited the French throne as Henry IV of France, and in 1620 it was merged into the Kingdom of France
The Ducal Palace of Gandia was, from the 14th century, the residence of the Royal Dukes of Gandia, and from 1485, the Borja family. Also was the birthplace of Sant Francis Borja
Despite Tordesillas' traditional support for the monarchy, in the Castilian War of the Communities by citizens of Castile against the rule of Charles V, the city took the side of the Comuneros. The leaders chose Charles' own mother, Queen Joanna I, as an alternative ruler in more than title in 1519. They came to the town to ask for the mediation of Joanna I, confined within the Santa Clara convent since 1509 by her father Ferdinand II Royal Convent of Santa Clara, Church of San Antolín
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Entrance Hall Mon Dec 10, 2018 1:17 pm Isabella of Austria
Lisbon (/ˈlɪzbən/, liz-bən; Portuguese: Lisboa, IPA: [liʒˈboɐ][1] or [liʒˈβoɐ]) is the capital city and largest city of Portugal Royal Palace of Portugal
King Ludwig II was a big admirer of Louis XIV of France and so I saw a lot of French furniture and porcelain during my visit in his small palace near Ettal in Upper Bavaria Gardens, Chapel, Salon, Rooms
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Salon Wed Oct 25, 2023 8:06 pm Elisabeth of Hapsburg
Kronborg Castle or Hamlets Castle - immortalised by Shakespeare - is situated at Helsingør or "Elsinore". It is built and placed at the entrance of Øresund Great Hall, Gardens, Rooms
King Charles I built the first royal palace in Visegrád in the 14th century. This palace was the official residence of the kings of Hungary until the beginning of the 15th century. After that, it was used as a summer residence King's Chambers, Queen's Chambers, Rooms, Gardens, The Fountain, The Bridge
Esztergom was the capital of Hungary from the 10th till the mid-13th century, when King Béla IV of Hungary moved the royal seat to Buda Great Hall, Gardens, Rooms
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Entrance Fri Jul 07, 2017 10:58 pm Anthony Knivert
The city was refounded as Neápolis in the 6th century BC and became a lynchpin of Magna Graecia, playing a key role in the merging of Greek culture into Roman society and eventually becoming a cultural centre of the Roman Republic. Naples remained influential after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, serving as the capital city of the Kingdom of Naples between 1282 and 1816. Thereafter, in union with Sicily, it became the capital of the Two Sicilies until the unification of Italy in 1861
Venice is a city in northeastern Italy. It is located in the marshy Venetian Lagoon. Venice has been known as the "La Dominante", "Serenissima", "Queen of the Adriatic", "City of Water", "City of Masks", "City of Bridges", "The Floating City", and "City of Canals"
Romagna is a historical, geographical, and linguistic area of northern Italy. Between 1499 and 1500, Cesare Borgia, sent by Pope Alexander VI, defeated one after the other lords of the city of Romagna, starting from Forlì and Imola Emilia Romagna
Camelot is a castle and court associated with the legendary King Arthur. Absent in the early Arthurian material, Camelot first appeared in 12th-century French romances Tintagel Castle
Hampton Court Palace was originally built for Cardinal Wolsey, a favourite of King Henry VIII, circa 1514; in 1529, as Wolsey fell from favour, the palace was passed to the King, who enlarged it.
In 1533 Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn secretly here, and in 1536 did the same with Jane Seymour.
Windsor Castle was built as a motte and bailey, with three wards surrounding a central mound.Edward's core design lasted through the Tudor period, during which Henry VIII and Elizabeth I made increasing use of the castle as a royal court and centre for diplomatic entertainment.
Built in approximately 1480, Henry VIII hunted in nearby Ashdown Forest and used Bolebroke as his hunting lodge. The proximity of Hever Castle, only 8 kilometres away, also made this a perfect base from which to court Anne Boleyn.
Anne Boleyn, the second queen consort of King Henry VIII of England, spent her early youth there, after her father, Thomas Boleyn had inherited it in 1505. He had been born there in 1477, and the castle passed to him upon the death of his father, Sir William Boleyn. It later came into the possession of King Henry's fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. In the 21st century the castle is a tourist attraction.
Allington Castle is the birthplace in 1503 of the English lyrical poet Sir Thomas Wyatt and in 1521 of his son the rebel leader Thomas Wyatt.
The castle went through various phases of ownership until, by the 1520s, it belonged to the Wingfield family. The medieval castle was rebuilt as a Tudor manor house, parts of which survive. Catherine of Aragon was sent here for refusing to give up her status or deny the validity of her marriage. The fenland climate damaged her health, and she died here in January 1536.
This was site of manor acquired by Henry VIII in 1526. Grafton was one of Henry VIII's favourite houses. He spent several weeks there in most years of his reign from 1527 onwards, typically arriving towards the end of August and leaving in early October, often as part of a progress that included a visit to Ampthill either before or afterwards. No later sovereign showed as much interest in Grafton.
In 1501 Prince Arthur, (son of Henry VII and brother to Henry VIII) with his bride Catherine of Aragon, lived here for a short time before his early death of an infection from which his wife recovered. Mary Tudor, daughter of Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII, heir to the throne of England as the couple's only issue, spent three winters at Ludlow between 1525 and 1528, along with her entourage of servants, advisors, and guardians.
A building has been on the site from the 11th century and it has from this time been the home of the Croft family and Croft baronets.
In 1527, the castle played host to Cardinal Wolsey, Sir Thomas More and the Earl of Derby and on November 20th 1532 King Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Sir Francis Weston and Sir Francis Bryan were among its guests.
In 1535, Henry VIII visited the castle with his second wife Anne Boleyn, which had been empty and unattended for some time.When King Henry died, the castle became the property of his son, Edward VI of England, who gave it to his uncle, Thomas Seymour who he made Lord of Sudeley. In 1547, Thomas married Edward's stepmother Catherine Parr. At this time, Seymour and Catherine moved into Sudeley.
It was begun in 1511 as a home for Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham.The site was occupied by a manor house in 930. Part of the original plans for a very grand residence were "well advanced"[1] before the duke was beheaded, in 1521, on the orders of his distant cousin Henry VIII, for alleged treason
The Boleyn family owned the original hall from 1499 until 1505. It is thought that Mary and George were born at Blickling but it is not known if Anne was, as her date of birth is still the subject of much discussion.
This palace was the childhood home and favourite residence of Queen Elizabeth I.Henry VIII's children Edward and Elizabeth spent their youth at Hatfield Palace.
The manor house was the seat of the Seymour family, one of whom was Jane Seymour, Queen to King Henry VIII. Henry VIII had stayed at Wulfhall during his progress of 1535, which may have been when he first noticed Jane Seymour and began the process of throwing over his second wife, Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn’s lavish and magnificent coronation banquet was held in 1533. Over 80 dishes were served during the festivities and one can only imagine that Anne, six months pregnant, must have been exhausted but also overjoyed at having finally attained the ‘mystique of monarchy’ .Westminster Hall was also the setting of Thomas More’s trial where he was charged of High Treason for denying the validity of the Act of Succession.
Eastnor Castle is a mock castle, two miles from the town of Ledbury in Herefordshire, England, by the village of Eastnor.
Many visitors to the church are intrigued by the house behind the wall known as Jericho Priory.
Anne Boleyn stayed on the eve of her coronation in 1533- at the peak of her career. It is also where she enjoyed a number of coronation celebrations and feasts with her husband, Henry VIII, prior to her coronation. In complete contrast to the days prior to her coronation, the Tower is also the setting for Anne’s incarceration and execution. In a terrible twist of fate, Anne Boleyn spent her final days and darkest hours in the same apartments that had played host to lavish celebrations and revelry only three short years before. Also the burial place for some other very famous Tower prisoners including: Catherine Howard, Jane Grey, Sir Thomas More and Bishop John Fisher.
Beaumaris Castle, located in the town of the same name on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales, was built as part of Edward I's campaign to conquer the north of Wales after 1282
Warwick Castle was built in Warwick city, in Warwickshire, next to Avon river. it has been occupied by the Earl of Warwick, one of the most ancient noble ranks.
London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom.
York: The city underwent a period of decline during Tudor times. Under Henry VIII, the Dissolution of the Monasteries saw the end of the many monastic houses of York, along with their hospitals. This led to the Pilgrimage of Grace an uprising of northern Catholics in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire who were opposed to religious reform. Henry VIII eventually reinstated the Council of the North in York, and this increased in importance under Elizabeth I, leading to a revival in the city's influence
Pembroke is the traditional county town of Pembrokeshire in west Wales.
Suffolk /ˈsʌfək/ is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich
Rochford is a small town in the Rochford district of Essex in the East of England.
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England.
Buckingham is a town situated in north Buckinghamshire, England, approximately 10 miles (16.1 km) from the border with Northamptonshire.
Subsequently the Kingdom of Essex was subsumed into the Kingdom of England and Essex eventually became the historic county.
Wessex, one of the kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England, whose ruling dynasty eventually became kings of the whole country.
The name Lambeth is thought to originate from the Old English "lamb" and "hythe", suggesting a landing place for lambs or sheep.
The Manor is a house in the village of Hemingford Grey, Cambridgeshire (formerly Huntingdonshire and then, briefly, Huntingdon and Peterborough).
Cornwall is a county of England in the United Kingdom, forming the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain.
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster
Edinburgh (Listeni/ˈɛdɪnbʌrə/ ed-in-burr-ə; Dùn Èideann in Scottish Gaelic) is the capital city of Scotland, situated on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth
Glasgow is the most popular city in the whole United Kingdom after London
Aberdeen (in scottish Aiberdeen and in gaelic Obar Dheathain) is the third city of Scotland. Also named: Granite City and Silver City
Stirling is a vibrant Scottish city, home to many of Scotland's top attractions including Stirling Castle, Bannockburn and The National Wallace Monument
Norcombe Abbey is a monastic community of Cistercian monks located in Ireland
The château de Rambouillet is a palace in the town of Rambouillet, Yvelines department, France, 50 km (30 miles) southwest of Paris.
Rambouillet is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France.
The Palace of Versailles, or simply Versailles, is a royal château in Versailles, the Île-de-France region of France. In French, it is known as the Château de Versailles.
Castle granted by King Francis I Valois to De Fontanay family
Marseille, known in antiquity as Masalia, Massalia or Massilia (from Greek: Μασσαλία; probably adapted from a pre-existing language related to Ligurian) is the second largest city in France, after Paris
Burgundy is an administrative and historical region of east-central France. It was inhabited in turn by Celts, Romans in the 4th century. During the Middle Ages, it was the seat of some of the most important Western churches and monasteries, among them Cluny, Cîteaux, and Vézelay.
The Fenelon Castle is in the Dordogne, south-east of the Dordogne department
The residence of several French kings. When Francis I took power in 1515, his wife Queen Claude had him refurbish Blois with the intention of moving to it from the Château d'Amboise.
The Duchy of Lyon is the smaller duchy of France. It's nobles are related to all royal families of Europe
The Kingdom of Pamplona and then Navarre formed part of the traditional territory of the Vascones, a pre-Roman tribe. In 1589 when King Henry III of Navarre inherited the French throne as Henry IV of France, and in 1620 it was merged into the Kingdom of France
The Ducal Palace of Gandia was, from the 14th century, the residence of the Royal Dukes of Gandia, and from 1485, the Borja family. Also was the birthplace of Sant Francis Borja
Place where Catherine of Aragon was born.
Teruel (Spanish pronunciation: [teˈɾwel]) is a town in Aragon, eastern Spain, and the capital of Teruel Province
Despite Tordesillas' traditional support for the monarchy, in the Castilian War of the Communities by citizens of Castile against the rule of Charles V, the city took the side of the Comuneros. The leaders chose Charles' own mother, Queen Joanna I, as an alternative ruler in more than title in 1519. They came to the town to ask for the mediation of Joanna I, confined within the Santa Clara convent since 1509 by her father Ferdinand II
Lisbon (/ˈlɪzbən/, liz-bən; Portuguese: Lisboa, IPA: [liʒˈboɐ][1] or [liʒˈβoɐ]) is the capital city and largest city of Portugal
Fronteira is a very ancient city of Portugal
Neuschwanstein Castle is a 19th-century Bavarian palace on a rugged hill near Hohenschwangau and Füssen in southwest Bavaria, Germany.
King Ludwig II was a big admirer of Louis XIV of France and so I saw a lot of French furniture and porcelain during my visit in his small palace near Ettal in Upper Bavaria
Nuremberg Castle is located on a sandstone rock in the north of the historical city of Nuremberg, Germany
Lohr am Main is a town in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, and the seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Lohr am Main.
Copenhagen is the Capital of Denmark (in danish København), meaning Traders's Port
Kronborg Castle or Hamlets Castle - immortalised by Shakespeare - is situated at Helsingør or "Elsinore". It is built and placed at the entrance of Øresund
Christianborg Palace is the danish Royal Family's residence. The Throne Room gives access to the balcony where the Danish monarchs are proclaimed
King Charles I built the first royal palace in Visegrád in the 14th century. This palace was the official residence of the kings of Hungary until the beginning of the 15th century. After that, it was used as a summer residence
Esztergom was the capital of Hungary from the 10th till the mid-13th century, when King Béla IV of Hungary moved the royal seat to Buda
In the 12th century, a fortress was located at Breda. Henry III of Nassau-Breda changed the castle into a Renaissance palace in 1536
Genoa is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria.
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune.
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan.
Tuscany (Italian: Toscana, pronounced [tosˈkaːna]) is a region in central Italy. The regional capital is Florence (Firenze)
The city was refounded as Neápolis in the 6th century BC and became a lynchpin of Magna Graecia, playing a key role in the merging of Greek culture into Roman society and eventually becoming a cultural centre of the Roman Republic. Naples remained influential after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, serving as the capital city of the Kingdom of Naples between 1282 and 1816. Thereafter, in union with Sicily, it became the capital of the Two Sicilies until the unification of Italy in 1861
Venice is a city in northeastern Italy. It is located in the marshy Venetian Lagoon. Venice has been known as the "La Dominante", "Serenissima", "Queen of the Adriatic", "City of Water", "City of Masks", "City of Bridges", "The Floating City", and "City of Canals"
Calabria ([kaˈlaːbɾja]; Calàbbria in calabrese, Καλαβρία in greek, Kalabrìa in albanian) is a region of Southern Italy with capital Catanzaro
Romagna is a historical, geographical, and linguistic area of northern Italy. Between 1499 and 1500, Cesare Borgia, sent by Pope Alexander VI, defeated one after the other lords of the city of Romagna, starting from Forlì and Imola
Taranto is a town in the South of Italy. It was an ancient magnogreca colony
The Topkapı Palace is a palace in Istanbul, Turkey, which was the official and primary residence in the city of the Ottoman Sultans for 400 years of their 600-year reign, from 1465 to 1853.
The Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia, was the official residence of the Russian monarchs
Camelot is a castle and court associated with the legendary King Arthur. Absent in the early Arthurian material, Camelot first appeared in 12th-century French romances
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