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O Castelo Kimbolton é uma casa de campo em Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, na Inglaterra. Serviu como última residência da primeira esposa do rei Henrique VIII , Catarina de Aragão . Originalmente um castelo medieval, mas convertido em um palácio imponente, foi a residência da família dos Condes e Duques de Manchester de 1615 a 1950.
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Kimbolton Castle is a country house in Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, England. It was the final home of King Henry VIII 's first wife, Catherine of Aragon . Originally a medieval castle but converted into a stately palace, it was the family seat of the Earls and Dukes of Manchester from 1615 until 1950.
- Used as a school
- Motte-and-bailey converted into an 18th-century palace
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Kimbolton Castle is located in Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire. According to some historical sources, the site was the exact location of a Roman-era fortification. It is also claimed that at the time of the Norman invasion, the site had a manor house that was held by King Harold himself.
Kimbolton Castle has a rich and fascinating history that has seen it develop from a wooden motte and bailey castle in Norman times, into the building it is today - home to Kimbolton School. The family seat of the Dukes of Manchester from 1615 to 1950, it is famous as the final home of King Henry VIII's first wife, Queen Katharine of Aragon.
Kimbolton Castle has a rich and fascinating history that has seen it develop from a wooden motte and bailey castle in Norman times, into the building it is today - home to Kimbolton School. The family seat of the Dukes of Manchester from 1615 to 1950, it is famous as the final home of King Henry VIII's first wife, Queen Katharine of Aragon.
This blog tells the story of Katherine at her final residence of Kimbolton Castle, before her death on a cold winter’s morning, on what would turn out to be one of the most eventful years in Tudor history.
O Castelo Kimbolton é uma casa de campo em Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, na Inglaterra. Serviu como última residência da primeira esposa do rei Henrique VIII , Catarina de Aragão . Originalmente um castelo medieval, mas convertido em um palácio imponente, foi a residência da família dos Condes e Duques de Manchester de 1615 a 1950.
