Henry VIII’s Lost Palaces: Esher Place

03/09/2021 8 min
Henry VIII’s Lost Palaces: Esher Place

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Byfleet United Kingdom Only the gatehouse of the once lavish Esher Place remains, but step back in time to imagine the palace in its prime. It was a house of exile for Cardinal Wolsey and a place of mourning for Henry VIII, before serving as a private residence for the remainder of the sixteenth century. It even witnessed an early seventeenth century exorcism.