Has anyone here visited Lambeth Palace - home of the Archbishop of Canterbury?

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I was watching a show on King Henry VIII’s Court and they showed Lambeth Palace. It is a magnificent piece of architecture. It was originally the residence of Catholic Cardinal Wolsely I believe. I cannot imagine how much money it must have cost to build it! I think the Cardinal gifted it to King Henry VIII hoping to remain in his favor.

I am sure they must give tours. I had read it was built in the 13th century, but that doesn’t fit in with the timeline for Wolseley.

Anyone from England here that could shed more light on its history.
It looks enormous!
 
7_Sorrows said:
I was watching a show on King Henry VIII’s Court and they showed Lambeth Palace. It is a magnificent piece of architecture. It was originally the residence of Catholic Cardinal Wolsely I believe. I cannot imagine how much money it must have cost to build it! I think the Cardinal gifted it to King Henry VIII hoping to remain in his favor.

I am sure they must give tours. I had read it was built in the 13th century, but that doesn’t fit in with the timeline for Wolseley.

Anyone from England here that could shed more light on its history.
It looks enormous!
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Nope. It’s been the residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury since it was built. Not much of the original structure remains. It was added to and expanded over the years. Much of what you see dates to the 1800s.

It was Hampton Place that Wolsey gave Henry.
 
7_Sorrows said:
I was watching a show on King Henry VIII’s Court and they showed Lambeth Palace. It is a magnificent piece of architecture. It was originally the residence of Catholic Cardinal Wolsely I believe. I cannot imagine how much money it must have cost to build it! I think the Cardinal gifted it to King Henry VIII hoping to remain in his favor.

I am sure they must give tours. I had read it was built in the 13th century, but that doesn’t fit in with the timeline for Wolseley.

Anyone from England here that could shed more light on its history.
It looks enormous!
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Yes. I was there a fortnight ago. It occupies a fine site on the south bank of the Thames with a commanding view of the Houses of Parliament. Stepping through the Gatehouse is a wonderful experience and it is built of beautiful brick. The inside is even finer with lovely big windows, rooms with wooden panelling, rugs and the ticking of Grandfather clocks. There are 3 beautiful chapels within the Palace which celebrate the Eucharist daily.

Here are some pics I took on that fine January day in London.
 
GKC said:
Nope. It’s been the residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury since it was built. Not much of the original structure remains. It was added to and expanded over the years. Much of what you see dates to the 1800s.

It was Hampton Place that Wolsey gave Henry.
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thank you GKC! It was Hampton Palace - which was so enormous - that Wolsey (thanks for spelling correction too!) gave to Hank. :doh2:

I get my palaces confused.

How big is Lambeth Palace? It does not compare in size to Hampton Palace does it?
 
liturgyluver said:
Yes. I was there a fortnight ago. It occupies a fine site on the south bank of the Thames with a commanding view of the Houses of Parliament. Stepping through the Gatehouse is a wonderful experience and it is built of beautiful brick. The inside is even finer with lovely big windows, rooms with wooden panelling, rugs and the ticking of Grandfather clocks. There are 3 beautiful chapels within the Palace which celebrate the Eucharist daily.

Here are some pics I took on that fine January day in London.
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👍 I did read it was on the south bank of the Thames. But how could it have been built in the 13th century if the Church of England was not started until the 1500’s? Sorry for the confusion on my part!
 
7_Sorrows said:
👍 I did read it was on the south bank of the Thames. But how could it have been built in the 13th century if the Church of England was not started until the 1500’s? Sorry for the confusion on my part!
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The Church of England was the RC Church in England, before Henry took it private, in 1534. Same buildings.
 
7_Sorrows said:
thank you GKC! It was Hampton Palace - which was so enormous - that Wolsey (thanks for spelling correction too!) gave to Hank. :doh2:

I get my palaces confused.

How big is Lambeth Palace? It does not compare in size to Hampton Palace does it?
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Got to go buy a book right now. But you can google both Hampton and Lambeth.

Note I left an a out of Palace, above.
 
The beautiful gardens are generally open to the public. And one separate wing of the Palace is dedicated to housing the Lambeth Palace Library, which is stunning. They have one of the first Books of Common Prayer, King James Bible, and many more treasures. It also contains all the Church of England and ABC Archives.

It is not a public library, but one can apply to use materials. I have done so often.
 
GKC said:
The Church of England was the RC Church in England, before Henry took it private, in 1534. Same buildings.
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So Lambeth Palace also belonged to the Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury? Interesting. Hank was good at getting his hands on properties!
 
ComplineSanFran said:
The beautiful gardens are generally open to the public. And one separate wing of the Palace is dedicated to housing the Lambeth Palace Library, which is stunning. They have one of the first Books of Common Prayer, King James Bible, and many more treasures. It also contains all the Church of England and ABC Archives.

It is not a public library, but one can apply to use materials. I have done so often.
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I am sure the library is magnificent. You are fortunate to have been there.
 
I wish I could travel to England someday and see both of those palaces. Lots of history. Thanks for your help! 🙂

(I don’t think Queen Elizabeth II wants to let go of them and return them to the Catholic Church either!) :rolleyes:
 
7_Sorrows said:
I wish I could travel to England someday and see both of those palaces. Lots of history. Thanks for your help! 🙂

(I don’t think Queen Elizabeth II wants to let go of them and return them to the Catholic Church either!) :rolleyes:
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Nope.
 
7_Sorrows said:
I wish I could travel to England someday and see both of those palaces. Lots of history. Thanks for your help! 🙂

(I don’t think Queen Elizabeth II wants to let go of them and return them to the Catholic Church either!) :rolleyes:
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It was illegal to be Catholic in England not too long ago, if I recall correctly.
 
7_Sorrows said:
👍 I did read it was on the south bank of the Thames. But how could it have been built in the 13th century if the Church of England was not started until the 1500’s? Sorry for the confusion on my part!
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The first Archbishop of Canterbury was in 597 (Augustine, the Apostle to the English). What’s notable about 1533 is quite different, namely the fact that the Pope excommunicated the Archbishop of Cantebury for illegally marrying the king to Anne Boleyn.
 
Peter_J said:
The first Archbishop of Canterbury was in 597 (Augustine, the Apostle to the English). What’s notable about 1533 is quite different, namely the fact that the Pope excommunicated the Archbishop of Cantebury for illegally marrying the king to Anne Boleyn.
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As we all know, it is a complicated history.
 
Peter_J said:
The first Archbishop of Canterbury was in 597 (Augustine, the Apostle to the English). What’s notable about 1533 is quite different, namely the fact that the Pope excommunicated the Archbishop of Cantebury for illegally marrying the king to Anne Boleyn.
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Provisionally excommunicated, Hank and his cronies, including Cranmer, in 1533.

Other things followed, in 1538 and 1555 (IIRC).
 
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