Hanworth, Middlesex, TW13
Hello from Hanworth
Nestling in the Thames Valley
Here is a short intro on Hanworth... more will be revealed through the links on the left.
During EDWARD the CONFESSOR's time(1003-1066)Hanworth was held by ULF, a “Huscarl” of the King.
(Great pictures and info here on Huscarls)
Huscarls were the bodyguards of Scandinavian Kings and were often the only professional soldiers in the Kingdom.
The majority of huscarls in the kingdom were killed at Hastings in 1066.
WILLIAM the CONQUEROR granted Hanworth to ROBERT under ROGER DE MONTGOMERY, the Earl of Arundel. After his death his second son held the land until his death in the Mowbray conspiracy of 1098, after which it passed to his eldest son, ROBERT DE BELLESME, who also rebelled against the Crown in 1102 with the result that the lands were confiscated.
Towards the end of the 14th century SIR NICHOLAS BREMBRE, who was Mayor of London in 1377 and 1378, occupied the manor. Sir Nicholas was hung at Tyburn in 1387 having been accused of treason.
In 1507, Henry VII was rebuilding Hanworth Manor House and making a pleasure garden there. Westminster Abbey, The Lady Chapel of Henry VII, (Ed: Tim Tatton-Brown and Richard Mortimer), Boydell Press, Woodbridge, 2003), p. 105.
HENRY VIII, who enjoyed hunting on the heath, refurbished Hanworth Manor for Anne Boleyn. After her execution, the manor returned to the King who held it until his death in 1547, when it passed to his final wife KATHERINE PARR , who lived in the house with her stepdaughter PRINCESS ELIZABETH.
When the Princess Elizabeth became Queen she stayed at Hanworth Manor several times, often hunting on the heath.
Click the link below for John Bradley's timeline of Hanworth (March 2020) - from 1547 to 1873 - including notes, sources and in-depth bibliography.