Savoy Palace

The Savoy Palace was considered the classiest residence in medieval London, until it was destroyed during the Peasants ' Revolt of 1381.

Although there were a lot of excellent palaces within the ramparts of the medieval London, it was considered a particularly classy, if you had one, which was on the road "The beach ". There you could acquire land that lay right on the water. This was especially beneficial because on the Thames one came much faster than on the crowded streets. In addition, there was in this street distance from the stench and the social tumult of the city to the east and the threat of fires.

The Savoy Palace was on the street side of today's Savoy Theatres and the Savoy Hotel, where he serves as the namesake. Henry III. the plot of Peter II of Savoy, the uncle of Queen, passed in 1246. The villa, which was built there, the residence of Prince Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster and his descendants, the Earls of Lancaster, who lived there during the 14th century. In this century, when the street was paved up to the palace, it was also the residence of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, uncle of Richard II and most powerful man in England. The palace was famous during this period for its rich interior and was considered a symbol of pomp.

During the Peasants ' Revolt Wat Tyler at 1381, the palace was looted and burned. The applied mob condemned John of Gaunt for the collection of the poll tax, this was the time of the uprising, but at a Scotland campaign. What could not be destroyed or burned, was thrown into the river, because it was previously determined that those who were to be killed, had kept the loot for themselves. However, the name of the palace still adheres to its location.

Savoy Hospital

Henry VII was the Savoy Hospital in 1512 to build for the poor and needy. It was the most impressive hospital in England at that time and benefited from the permanent medical staff. 1702 closed the hospital and in the 19th century, his remains were removed down to the chapel.

The Chapel, The Queen's Chapel of the Savoy was built until 1512, and was after her time as a hospital chapel is home to several parishes in the area. The German Lutheran Congregation of London used the chapel on Royal command. After the demolition of the hospital chapel came back to the Anglican Church.

It now belongs to the Duchy of Lancaster, and is therefore royal chapel. The monarch leads, inter alia, the title of Duke of Lancaster. Your original ceiling structure was restored in 1999 and the adjoining garden has been redeveloped to the Golden Jubilee. It is the seat of the Royal Victorian Order and is open to the public.

At the site of the old Savoy Palace and Savoy Hospital of the Savoy Theatre in 1889, and today's Savoy Hotel was built in 1881, the hotel forecourt named Savoy Court

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Palace in London
Abgegangenes building in London
Destroyed in the 1380s
Building in the City of Westminster

Strand (London) Henry III of England Peter II, Count of Savoy Richard II of England Henry VII of England Fort Belvedere, Surrey Richmond Palace

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