On July 5, 1553, Mary I stopped briefly at Hengrave Hall on her way to Framlingham Castle, the home of Margaret Bourchier, née Donnington, Countess of Bath, widow of Sir Thomas Kitson and Sir Richard Long, and her third husband John Bourchier, Earl of Bath, who were loyal supporters of the Queen. (The Queen's father Henry VIII was godfather to Margaret's son Henry Long from her 2nd marriage.
On July 5, 1553, Queen Mary I made a brief visit to Hengrave Hall on her way to Framlingham Castle, where she was visiting Margaret Bourchier, the widow of Sir Thomas Kitson and Sir Richard Long, and her third husband, John Bourchier, Earl of Bath.