Henry VIII,the Reign

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Henry VIII's Palaces

Palace of Beaulieu

Location: Boreham, Essex 

Present Use: The property is currently occupied by New Hall School
 Palace of Beaulieu

Eltham Palace

Location: Eltham, Royal Borough of Greenwich, South East London

Present Use: English Heritage renovated the building in 1999 and is opened to the public,internally it is now an Art Deco house


Greenwich Castle

Location: Formally Greenwich Park, Greenwich.The site is now occupied by the Royal Observatory

Present Use: Demolished

Greenwich Palace (Palace of Placentia)

Location: Greenwich, on the site now occupied by the University of Greenwich and Trinity Laban Conservatoire

Present Use: Demolished
Greenwich Palace

Hampton Court Palace

Location: Richmond upon Thames, Surrey

Present Use: Open to public
Hampton Court Palace

Hatfield Palace

Location: Hatfield, Hertfordshire


Present Use: The 'Old Palace' is adjoined to Hatfield House, built during the later reign of James I by Robert Cecil,1st Earl of Salisbury and is open to the public
Hatfield Palace

The More

Location: Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

Present Use: Demolished
This is Herstmonceux Castle in Sussex, which The More is reputed
to have resembled

Nonsuch Palace

Location: Sutton,Surrey

Present Use: Demolished
Nonsuch Palace

Oatlands Palace

Location: Weybridge, Surrey - not the village of Oatlands

Present Use: Demolished
Oatlands Palace

Richmond Palace

Location: Richmond, Surrey

Present Use: Demolished
Richmond Palace

St James's Palace

Location: Marlborough Rd, London 

Present Use: A working palace 
St James's Palace

Palace of Whitehall

Location: Whitehall,London
 
Present Use: Destroyed by fire 1698

Map of the Palace of Whitehall before it burned down in 1698
This is not an exhaustive list.
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Palace of Beaulieu
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Eltham Palace 
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Greenwich Castle
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Greenwich Palace
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Hampton Court Palace
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Hatfield Palace
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The More
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Nonsuch Palace
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Oatlands Palace
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Richmond Palace
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St James's Palace
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Richmond Palace
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Henry VIII, the Reign.
Henry VIII, the Reign.