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| 1358 |
| | | Edward III begins to transform a royal manor by the Thames at Richmond into a building that can for the first time be called a palace | |
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| 1394 |
| | | Anne of Bohemia, the wife of Richard II, dies of plague at Richmond and in his distress the king orders the palace to be demolished | |
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| 1413 |
| | | Soon after his accession Henry V begins construction of a new royal palace at Richmond | |
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| 1487 |
| | | When Henry VII is in Richmond for Christmas, fire breaks out in his lodging and destroys much of the palace | |
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| 1501 |
| | | The rebuilding of Henry VII's palace is largely completed, after an impressively short time | |
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| 1509 December 25 |
| | | The newly crowned and recently married king, Henry VIII, spends his first Christmas with his wife, Catherine of Aragon, at Richmond | |
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| c. 1590 |
| | | Queen Elizabeth I instals in Richmond Palace a flushing water closet (or toilet) recently invented by Sir John Harington | |
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| 1603 March 23 |
| | | Queen Elizabeth I dies at the age of 69 in Richmond Palace | |
|  | The last known letter of Elizabeth I, 1603
National Archives, Kew
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| 1649 |
| | | After the execution of Charles I, Parliament sets about selling the royal estates to raise funds | |
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| 1650 |
| | | Richmond Palace is sold, probably as several lots, and within a year the stones and bricks are being carted off by builders for use elsewhere | |
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