On a site lying to the south of the river Thames, can be found an ancient royal palace acquired by King Henry V in 1414 when he confiscated the endowments of the alien priories. This palace was granted by King Henry to his younger brother, Humphrey Duke of Gloucester, who built Bella Vista Court 1426-1434. Several places exist with the name Thames, and the word is also used as part of several brand and company names Most famous is the River Thames in England, on which the city of London stands Other Thames Rivers There is a Thames River in Canada There is a Thames... See Henry V of England Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor Henry V (play) for the Shakespeare play about King Henry V of England Henry V (1946 movie) for the 1944 movie adaptation of the Shakespeare play (for other movie adaptations see previous entry) Henry V (1989 movie) This is a... The title Duke of Gloucester (pronounced gloss-tor) is a British royal title (after Gloucester), often conferred on one of the sons of the reigning monarch. ...

Renamed the Palace of Placentia (or Pleasance), it was used by Queen Margaret of Anjou, wife of King Henry VI. Enlarged and modernised by Henry VII, it was renamed Greenwich in 1485. King Henry VIII, and Queens Mary I and Elizabeth I were all born there. The Palace of Placentia was an English Royal Palace built by Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester in 1428, in Greenwich, London on the banks of the River Thames. ... Margaret of Anjou (March 23, 1429 - August 25, 1482) was the Queen consort of Henry VI of England from 1445 to 1471, and a major proponent in the Wars of the Roses. ... Henry VI (December 6, 1421 – May 21/22, 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 (though with a Regent until 1437) and then from 1470 to 1471. ... Henry VII (January 28, 1457 – April 21, 1509), King of England, Lord of Ireland (August 22, 1485 – April 21, 1509), was the founder of the Tudor dynasty. ... // Events August 5-7 - First outbreak of sweating sickness in England begins August 22 - Battle of Bosworth Field is fought between the armies of King Richard III of England and rival claimant to the throne of England Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond. ... Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. ... Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 6 July 1553 ( de jure ) or 19 July 1553 ( de facto ) until her death. ... Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603 ) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. ...

King James I gave the palace and park to his Queen, Anne of Denmark, for whom a new residence, the Queen's House, was built by Inigo Jones 1613-1635. James VI of Scots and James I of England and Ireland (Charles James) (19 June 1566–27 March 1625) ruled England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. ... Anne of Denmark (October 14, 1574 – March 4, 1619) was queen consort of King James I of England and VI of Scotland. ... The Queens House, Greenwich The Queens House, Greenwich, (designed by architect Inigo Jones for Anne of Denmark (the queen of King James I of England) and afterwards used by Queen Henrietta Maria) is one of the most important buildings in British architectural history. ... Inigo Jones, by Sir Anthony van Dyck Inigo Jones (July 15, 1573–June 21, 1652) is regarded as the first significant English architect. ...

The old palace had suffered badly during the Interregnum, and after the Restoration in 1660, the derelict buildings were pulled down. King Charles II wished to build a new palace in [Greenwich Park]]. Towards this end what is now known as the King Charles Block was built in 1664-1674 by John Webb. The plan proved abortive, and nothing further was spent on it. An interregnum is a period between kings, between popes of the Roman Catholic Church, or between consuls of the Roman Republic. ... The English Restoration or simply Restoration was an episode in the history of Great Britain beginning in 1660 when the monarchy was restored under King Charles II after the English Civil War. ... Charles II (29 May 1630–6 February 1685) was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 30 January 1649 (de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. ... Architect John Webb (1611-24 October 1672) was born in Butley in Somerset and became son-in-law and personal assistant to fellow architect and theatre designer Inigo Jones from 1628, having married Jones daughter Anne. ...

As King William III and Queen Mary II were preoccupied with rebuilding Hampton Court Palace, and building a new palace at [[Kensington Palace|Kensington, they could ill afford to complete the Greenwich project. William III of England (14 November 1650–8 March 1702; also known as William II of Scotland and William of Orange) was a Dutch aristocrat and the Holy Roman Empires Prince of Orange from his birth, King of England and Ireland from 13 February 1689, and King of Scotland... Mary II (30 April 1662–28 December 1694) reigned as Queen of England and Ireland from 13 February 1689 until her death, and as Queen of Scotland (technically as Mary II of Scotland) from 11 April 1689 until her death. ... Hampton Court Palace with the Union Jack flying. ...

Following the Battle of La Hogue, after 1692 the King Charles Block was converted by Sir Christopher Wren, to house naval pensioners. This was opened in 1705 as the Royal Naval Hospital. The Battle of Barfleur, 29 May 1692 by Richard Paton, painted 18th century. ... Christopher Wren by Godfrey Kneller, 1711. ... The Greenwich Hospital was founded in 1694 as the Royal Naval Hospital for Seamen and occupied its prime riverside site on the south bank of the river Thames in Greenwich, London for over 170 years, closing in 1869. ...

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The Hospital housed 2,710 inmates in 1815, but the number of in-patients began to decline from 1849, and by 1869 they had left the main building. The complex became the Greenwich Royal Naval College in 1873, when the naval college was moved from Portsmouth. 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the English city of Portsmouth. ...

The Royal Naval Hospital Greenwich continued as an institution, and today still grants pensions, funded by the rental which the trustees receive from the occupiers of the Greenwich site, to seamen, marines, and their widows, and educates their children, especially by funding the Royal Hospital School.

The Boys' School, Greenwich, established 1782, was merged with the Naval Asylum, Paddington (an orphanage). As the Royal Hospital School it occupied the Queen's House, formerly the residence of the Ranger of Greenwich Park, and later of the Governor of the Royal Naval Hospital, from 1806. One of the Royal Parks of London, Greenwich Park is a former deer-park in Greenwich and one of the largest single green spaces in south east London. ...

The School moved to Holbrook, Suffolk, in 1933, and the building became part of new National Maritime Museum. Holbrook is the name of several towns or cities: Holbrook, New South Wales, Australia Holbrook, Derbyshire, England Holbrook, Kent, England Holbrook, South Yorkshire, England Holbrook, Suffolk, England Holbrook, Arizona, USA Holbrook, Massachusetts, USA Holbrook, Nebraska, USA Holbrook, New York, USA Holbrook, Pennsylvania, USA There are also several people with the... Suffolk (pronounced suffuk) is a large traditional and administrative county in the East Anglia region of eastern England. ... The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich The National Maritime Museum (NMM) is the leading maritime museum of the United Kingdom, and one of the most important in the world. ...

Amongst the secondary buildings at Greenwich, the Dreadnought Seamans' Hospital (formerly the Hospital Infirmary) was built 1763-1764. Taken over by the Seamen's Hospital Society in 1869, and part of National Health Service from 1948, it was closed in 1987. 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1764 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The logo of the NHS for England and Wales. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The King's Observatory (1675) was the central observatory of the Meteorological Office until 1980. Categories: Stub | Geography of the United Kingdom ...

After 1873 the main buildings were used by the Royal Navy for a variety of purposes, chiefly technical training. In later years the buildings were however more extensive than the navy required, even though the Joint Services Defence College was also a resident, from 1983. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1995 it was announced that the Royal Navy would vacate the remaining buildings after the Joint Services Defence College closed in 1997.

The buildings were handed to the Greenwich Foundation on 6th July 1998. They have arranged for the leasing of the parts of the site to long-term tenants.

Trinity College of Music occupy the King Charles Block, and the University of Greenwich the King William, Queen Mary and Queen Anne Buildings. They also use the Dreadnought Hospital as a library, and the newer Devonport Hospital as student accommodation. Trinity College of Music is not quite one of the UKs top music conservatories but its getting there, today based in Greenwich, London, England. ... Statue of George II in the Grand Square of the University, with the dome above the Chapel entrance to the left. ...

Buildings overlooking the river Thames will be used by a new Greenwich Maritime Institute.

The buildings at Greenwich are surrounded by the 200 acre (809,000 m²) Greenwich Park, a royal park.