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| Henry VIII's love nest for sale | Henry VIII's love nest for sale |
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| A property where newlywed Henry VIII stayed with his second wife Anne Boleyn has gone on the market after being rebuilt from a state of near collapse. | A property where newlywed Henry VIII stayed with his second wife Anne Boleyn has gone on the market after being rebuilt from a state of near collapse. |
| The gatehouse on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent is all that remains of Shurland Hall, the Tudor palace owned by a courtier of the King, Thomas Cheyney. | The gatehouse on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent is all that remains of Shurland Hall, the Tudor palace owned by a courtier of the King, Thomas Cheyney. |
| It was probably built especially for Henry and Anne's visit, when the King spent three days hunting. | It was probably built especially for Henry and Anne's visit, when the King spent three days hunting. |
| The Spitalfields Trust has restored it and put it up for sale for £2m. | The Spitalfields Trust has restored it and put it up for sale for £2m. |
| "It is an amazing, unique site which has been occupied since pre-Roman times," said spokesman Oliver Leigh-Wood. | "It is an amazing, unique site which has been occupied since pre-Roman times," said spokesman Oliver Leigh-Wood. |
| Great hall | Great hall |
| The gatehouse had been unoccupied since World War II and was covered in scaffolding when representatives from the Trust first saw it. | The gatehouse had been unoccupied since World War II and was covered in scaffolding when representatives from the Trust first saw it. |
| It had no walls and no floors, but has been rebuilt into a five-bedroom house with the help of a £300,000 grant from English Heritage. | It had no walls and no floors, but has been rebuilt into a five-bedroom house with the help of a £300,000 grant from English Heritage. |
| In the grounds are the fragments of the great hall of the palace, where Henry and Anne were entertained. | In the grounds are the fragments of the great hall of the palace, where Henry and Anne were entertained. |
| "Sir Thomas himself had a staff of at least 100 males - women were unrecorded," said Mr Leigh-Wood. | |
| "Henry would have had a huge retinue, so this palace would have had in excess of 300 or 400 people here at the time of the King's visit." | "Henry would have had a huge retinue, so this palace would have had in excess of 300 or 400 people here at the time of the King's visit." |
| The family home of the Boleyns was at Hever Castle in Kent. | The family home of the Boleyns was at Hever Castle in Kent. |
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| Oliver Leigh-Wood describes the gatehouse before it was refurbished | Oliver Leigh-Wood describes the gatehouse before it was refurbished |