Bath Place, London
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Bath Place was a prominent London residence[1][failed verification] that had belonged to the Bishops of Bath and was near the King's residence.[2][failed verification]
On 27 June 1539,[3][failed verification] it was 'assured in Parliament to William Fitzwilliam, Earl of Southampton, who was living there in April of that year. After that, it was known for a time as Hampton Place.'[4][failed verification] It was owned by William Fitzwilliam, Earl of Southampton until his death in 1543.[5][full citation needed]
References
- ^ Lockie's Topography of London. G. and W. Nicol ... W. Miller ... J. Hatchard ... J. White and Company ... J. Mawman ... [and 2 others]. 1810.
- ^ Archaeologia, or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity. 1922.
- ^ The Bishops of Bath and Wells, 1540-1640: Social and Economic Problems. Athlone P. 1967.
- ^ London Topographical Record, Illustrated. 1916.
- ^ p.114, Robert Hutchinson, Henry VIII: the Decline and Fall of a Tyrant