Havering Palace

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Havering Palace was one of the many royal residences in England.

Queen Elizabeth I was very keen on this estate and was a regular visitor. The palace gave the surrounding areas, which now make up part of the London Borough of Havering, a special charter called the Royal Liberty of Havering which gave those living in the area freedom from taxation and other benefits. The Royal Liberty of Havering was dissolved by order of parliament in 1892.

Other royals and famous people who have resided in the palace at some point include:

• Edward the Confessor
• Harold Godwinson
• William I
• Henry II
• John
• Eleanor of Aquitaine
• Edward III
• Edward IV
• Henry VIII
• Mary I
• Elizabeth I
• Charles I, the last monarch to reside at Havering
• Marie de Medici, the Queen of France and mother-in-law to Charles I, although she took a look at the crumbling palace, she decided to rest at Gidea Hall, Romford a few miles south.
• Richard Cromwell
• Earl of Lindsay

The palace has since been demolished and the stone work is now covered by the trees of Havering Country park in Havering-atte-Bower.