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Bridewell Palace was a residence of Henry VIII, later a poorhouse and prison. The name has come to be synonymous with police stations and detention facilities in England and Ireland. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (833x634, 100 KB) Summary The Pass Room at Bridewell from Ackermanns Microcosm of London (1808-11). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (833x634, 100 KB) Summary The Pass Room at Bridewell from Ackermanns Microcosm of London (1808-11). ... Thomas Rowlandson (July 1756 - April 22, 1827) was an English caricaturist. ... Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (March 1, 1812â€“September 14, 1852) was an English-born architect, designer and theorist of design now best remembered for his work on churches and on the Houses of Parliament. ... Henry VIII (28 June 1491 â€“ 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. ...

It was built at a cost of £39,000 for Henry VIII, who lived there between 1515–1523 on the site of the medieval St Bride's Inn. Standing on the banks of the Fleet River, it was named for a nearby well dedicated to St Bride. The papal delegation had preliminary meetings here in 1528 to discuss the King's divorce from Catherine of Aragon. A pet project of Thomas Cardinal Wolsey, it was abandoned by the king after Wolsey's fall in 1530. It was leased to the French ambassador 1531–1539. 1515 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events April - Battle of Villalar - Forces loyal to Emperor Charles V defeat the Comuneros, a league of urban bourgeois rebelling against Charles in Spain. ... The River Fleet is the largest of Londons subterranean rivers. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Events June 19 - Battle of Landriano - A French army in Italy under Marshal St. ... The recently-widowed young Catherine of Aragon, by Henry VIIs court painter, Michael Sittow, c. ... Thomas Cardinal Wolsey, PC (circa March 1471-1475 â€“ November 28 or November 29, 1530), born Thomas Wulcy in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, was an English statesman and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Events January 26 - Lisbon, Portugal is hit by an earthquake-- thousands die October 1 - Battle of Kappel - The forces of ZÃ¼rich are defeated by the Catholic cantons. ... Events May 30 - In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal to find gold. ...

In 1553 Edward VI gave over the palace to the City of London for the housing of homeless children and for the punishment of disorderly women. The City took full possession in 1556 and turned the palace into a prison, hospital and workrooms. // Events June 26 - Christs Hospital in London gets a Royal Charter July 6 - Edward VI of England dies July 10 - Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England - for the next nine days July 18 - Lord Mayor of London proclaims Queen Mary as the rightful Queen - Lady Jane Grey... Edward Tudor redirects here; for another (though unlikely) Edward Tudor, see a putative younger son of Henry VII of England, who, if existed, would be the uncle of this Edward Edward VI (12 October 1537 â€“ 6 July 1553) was King of England, King of France and King of Ireland from... Coat of arms The City of London is a small area in Greater London. ... Events January 16 - Abdication of Emperor Charles V. His son, Philip II becomes King of Spain, while his brother Ferdinand becomes Holy Roman Emperor January 23 - The Shaanxi earthquake, the deadliest earthquake in history, occurs with its epicenter in Shaanxi province, China. ...

Similar institutions throughout England, Ireland and Canada [1] borrowed the name Bridewell. Nowadays, the term frequently refers to a city's main detention facility, usually in close proximity to a courthouse, as in Leeds, Gloucester, Bristol, Dublin and Cork. Leeds is the urban core of the metropolitan borough and city the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire in the north of England. ... Gloucester (pronounced ) is a city and district in south-west England, close to the Welsh border. ... Bristol (IPA: brÄstÉ™l) is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 51. ...

Eventually, the site of Bridewell Palace became a school known as Bridewell Royal Hospital. Most of the palace was destroyed in the Great Fire of London, and rebuilt in 1666–1667. In 1700 it became the first prison to appoint medical staff (a doctor). The prison was closed in 1855, and the buildings destroyed 1863–1864. The school moved to a new site in Surrey, and changed its name to King Edward's School, Witley. It celebrated its 450th year in 2003. London, as it appeared from Bankside, Southwark, During the Great Fire â€” Derived from a Print of the Period by Visscher The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through the City of London from September 2 to September 5, 1666, and resulted more or less in the... Events September 2 - Great Fire of London: A large fire breaks out in London in the house of Charles IIs baker on Pudding Lane near London Bridge. ... // Events January 20 - Poland cedes Kyiv, Smolensk, and eastern Ukraine to Russia in the Treaty of Andrusovo that put a final end to the Deluge, and Poland lost its status as a Central European power. ... Events January 1 - Russia accepts Julian calendar. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ... Originally known as Bridewell Palace. ...

The main site of the palace is now occupied by the Unilever Building, (built 1931). Unilever (Euronext: UNA, LSE: ULVR, NYSE: UN) is an Anglo-Dutch company that owns many of the worlds consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ...

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Originally known as Bridewell Palace. ... Henry VIII (28 June 1491 â€“ 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. ... Edward Tudor redirects here; for another (though unlikely) Edward Tudor, see a putative younger son of Henry VII of England, who, if existed, would be the uncle of this Edward Edward VI (12 October 1537 â€“ 6 July 1553) was King of England, King of France and King of Ireland from...

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