The Palace of Placentia, also known as Greenwich Palace, [1] was an English royal residence that was initially built by prince Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, in 1443. [2] [3] Over the centuries it took several different forms, until it was turned into a hospital in the 1690s.

The long lost Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, South East London was once the favourite royal residence of the Tudors. It was also the location where Sir Walter Raleigh placed his coat over the puddle to stop Queen Elizabeth’s feet from getting wet!

Why was Greenwich Palace called the Palace of Placentia? After Humphrey Duke of Gloucester died, Margaret of Anjou, the wife of Henry VI, enlarged and improved Bella Court. She included a pier so that boats could come and go even at low tide, and named her new palace 'Placentia', or 'pleasant place'.

Placentia was Henry VIII’s and Queen Elizabeth’s favourite palace stretching 200m along the foreshore on the great sweep of the Thames, with splendid views of their ships, and backed by the hunting forests of Blackheath, and the old Roman Road to Kent.

The Palace of Placentia, more commonly known as Greenwich Palace, was one of the most important palaces in Tudor England. It was built on the banks of the River Thames by Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, in 1443.

Jan 25, 2023 · Known as Greenwich Palace from 1498 to 1694, the Palace of Placentia is now a cultural heritage site that is open to the public in London.

Jan 11, 2020 · King Henry VII rebuilt the palace between 1498 and 1504. It was the birthplace of his second son, the future King Henry VIII, and his granddaughters Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Mary I. It was also the site of King Henry VIII’s ill-fated marriage to Anne of Cleves.

The Palace of Placentia was an English Royal Palace built by Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester in 1447, in Greenwich, on the banks of the River Thames, downstream from London. It was the place of the birth of Elizabeth I in 1533.

Feb 28, 2021 · Greenwich Palace, or Placentia as it is often known, was built around 1433 by Henry V’s brother, Humphrey Duke of Gloucester, who named it Bella Court after he had been granted the Manor of Greenwich by his nephew Henry VI.

Jan 22, 2017 · What is today known as the Old Royal Naval College or the Royal Naval Museum, was the Greenwich Hospital until 1869. And until 1692 it was an English Royal Palace named The Palace of Placentia.