Prodigy house said to be Henry VII's Richmond Palace, completed in 1501 but now destroyed. But as a royal palace it does not strictly fit the definition. Hampton Court Palace, built by Cardinal Wolsey but taken over by the king on his fall, is certainly an example. The trend continued through the reigns of Henry VIII, Elizabeth, and into the reign of James I, when it reached its height. Henry was a prolific builder himself, though little of his work survives, but the prudent Elizabeth (like her siblings) built nothing herself, instead encouraging her courtiers to "...build on a scale which in
Hugh Vaughan (Governor of Jersey) Henry VII's reign Vaughan is said to have gained favour with Cardinal Wolsey who was King Henry VIII's almoner. In 1502, Vaughan was appointed Captain of Jersey along with David Philip. However, after some disagreements between them, it was decided that the role was best carried out by one person and the pair came to an arrangement whereby Vaughan became sole Governor of Jersey until 1531 when he was succeeded by Sir Anthony Ughtred. In 1513, Thomas Lemprière, the Bailiff of Jersey, and others made complaints to Henry VIII concerning Vaughan's arbitrary behavior in respect of his governance of Jersey.