Six Cambridgeshire locations with surprising royal connections

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Cambridgeshire is home to sites connected to Tudor queens, medieval kings and the birthplace of Richard III.

Cambridgeshire contains six locations with significant royal connections spanning more than 1,300 years of English history. The city of Ely was founded around a monastery established by St Etheldreda, daughter of King Anna of East Anglia, in the seventh century. The religious settlement grew into one of the most important ecclesiastical centres in medieval England, with royal links continuing through the centuries as members of England's royal families supported the cathedral and its diocese.

Peterborough Cathedral holds one of the most remarkable royal connections in the East of England. It is the final resting place of Catherine of Aragon, the first wife of Henry VIII and a former Queen of England. She died at nearby Kimbolton Castle in January 1536 and was buried in what was then Peterborough Abbey. The cathedral later also housed the remains of Mary, Queen of Scots after her execution at Fotheringhay in 1587, before they were moved to Westminster Abbey by her son James I.

Kimbolton Castle, a quiet village location, is linked to one of the most dramatic chapters in Tudor history. After Henry VIII rejected Catherine of Aragon as queen, she was removed from court and increasingly isolated, spending her final years at the castle before her death in January 1536.

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6 locations in Cambridgeshire with surprising royal connectionsFrom Tudor queens and medieval kings to the birthplace of Richard III, Cambridgeshire is packed with places hiding remarkable royal connections.Ely Standard · 21 Oct, 11:00
6 locations in Cambridgeshire with surprising royal connectionsFrom Tudor queens and medieval kings to the birthplace of Richard III, Cambridgeshire is packed with places hiding remarkable royal connections.Cambs Times · 21 Oct, 11:00

In this story: Cambridgeshire · Ely · St Etheldreda · King Anna of East Anglia · Peterborough · Catherine of Aragon · Henry VIII · Kimbolton Castle

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