Oatlands Palace, Surrey, England

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Oatlands Palace in Surrey, England was a major Tudor and Stuart royal residence, frequently used by the English monarchy as a country retreat and hunting lodge.


Statements (44)
Predicate Object
instanceOf former royal residence
royal palace
architecturalStyle Tudor
associatedWith Anne of Cleves
Catherine Howard
Catherine Parr
Charles I of England
Elizabeth I
Henrietta Maria of France
James I of England
builtFor Henry VIII
builtOn former manor of Oatlands
commissionedBy Henry VIII
constructionStart 1530s
country England
currentStatus largely destroyed
damagedDuring English Civil War
feature chapel
deer park
extensive gardens
gatehouses
lodgings for courtiers
function country retreat
hunting lodge
heritageDesignation scheduled monument (site)
largelyDemolished 1650s
locatedIn Surrey
United Kingdom
Weybridge NERFINISHED
locatedOn south bank of the River Thames
materialsReusedFor other local buildings
notableEvent birthplace of some royal children in the Tudor and Stuart periods
periodOfUse 16th century
17th century
remains earthworks
some wall fragments
siteLaterOccupiedBy Oatlands House
Oatlands Park Hotel
soldAfter execution of Charles I
soldBy Parliamentarian government
usedAs royal nursery
usedBy English monarchy
Stuart dynasty
Tudor dynasty

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Oatlands Palace ("Oatlands House")
Oatlands Palace ("Oatlands Park Hotel")
siteLaterOccupiedBy
Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester
birthPlace
Weybridge ("Oatlands Park")
locatedNear

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