Henry VIII's country mansion to be sold

London, Oct 12

p>One of British king Henry VIII's country estates, built in the early 1500s, has been put up for sale for 26 million pounds.

The Old Rectory is a Tudor mansion in Wimbledon Park, the Daily Mail reported.

Spanning 16,200 square feet, the palatial building has 10 bedrooms, nine bathrooms, eight reception rooms and a medieval chapel.

Norman Plastow, president of The Wimbledon Society historical group, said: "I have been there several times. There are interesting things like a tunnel by the study."

"To get up to the top floor attic, you opened a cupboard and inside the cupboard was a staircase which finished at knee level and you pulled a handle and out came two more steps," he said.

Over its 500-year history, the mansion has played host to many kings and lords.

Henry VIII had dozens of properties across the country, including castles, palaces, hunting lodges and defensive fortresses. He died at Whitehall Palace in 1547.

The monarch is best known for his six wives and his imposing figure after becoming morbidly obese in later life.

Some of Henry VIII's other places still well known today are Windsor Castle, Tower of London, Dover Castle, Eltham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Hall, Leeds Castle, Hampton Court Palace, St James Palace and Whitehall Palace, among others.

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