Hampton Court Palace Hampton Court Palace Hampton Court Palace is a royal palace in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, south west and upstream of central London on the River Thames. Building of the palace began in 1515 for Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, a favourite of King Henry VIII. In 1529, as Wolsey fell from favour, the cardinal gave the palace to the King to check his disgrace; Henry VIII later enlarged it. Along with St James's Palace, it is one of only two surviving palaces out of the many owned by King Henry VIII. In the following century, King William III's massive rebuilding
King Henry VIII School, Abergavenny school's motto had been 'that we shall be of service' (Latin: Ut Prosim), but it was decided that, for the sake of change, a new motto should be created. A brave new motto was found which encouraged reverence for then History teacher, Mr. Nelmes, and commanded the hugging of the off-green space towers which newly adorned the school's buildings. That motto is "Respecting tradition, embracing the future". King Henry VIII School, Abergavenny King Henry VIII School Abergavenny () is an English-language comprehensive school situated in the town of Abergavenny, in the county of Monmouthshire, Wales. Following the Reformation of the