Woodstock Palace

An old print of the Palace of Woodstock

Woodstock Palace was a royal residence in the English town of Woodstock, Oxfordshire.^[1]

Henry I of England built a hunting lodge here and in 1129 he built 7 miles (11 km) of walls to create the first enclosed park, where lions and leopards were kept. The lodge became a palace under Henry's grandson, Henry II, who spent time here with his mistress, Rosamund Clifford.^[1]

Important events that took place at the palace include:

• The marriage of William the Lion, king of Scots to Ermengarde de Beaumont in 1186
• The signing of the Treaty of Woodstock between Henry III of England and Llewelyn the Last (1247)^[2]
• The birth of Edmund, youngest son of King Edward I of England (1301)
• The birth of Edward, the Black Prince (1330)
• The marriage of Mary Plantagenet, daughter of Edward III of England, to John V, Duke of Brittany (1361)
• Imprisonment of the future Queen Elizabeth I of England (1554–58)^[1]

Woodstock Palace was mostly destroyed during the English Civil War, and the remaining stones were later used to build Blenheim Palace nearby.^[1]

References

1. Pipe, Simon (23 October 2007). "Woodstock's lost royal palace". BBC Oxford. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
2. Davies, John. History of Wales. p. 140.

Coordinates: 51°50′31″N 01°21′42″W / 51.84194°N 1.36167°W