The More
The More (Manor of the More) was a 16th-century royal palace in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, owned by Cardinal Wolsey and later Henry VIII; Catherine of Aragon lived there after her annulment. The house stood at the northeast corner of More Park on the edge of the Colne flood plain and was a centre for royal hunting and diplomatic events such as the Treaty of the More. Nothing of the building remains above ground; the site is a scheduled ancient monument.
Its prime
1542
Today
Demolished
As it stood in 1542
The shape it held in its prime.
A low-lying 16th-century brick and timber palace set beside the Colne flood plain and within a deer park; the ensemble included long red-brick ranges and a timber-framed long gallery some 253 feet in length and 15 feet wide, tiled pitched roofs, masonry entrance piers with Renaissance carving, extensive leaded windows with stained glass, and adjacent hunting structures (grandstands and deer barns). Interiors were richly hung with tapestries and painted by contemporary painters.
Step inside
8 places to explore in 1542.
The record describes 8 distinct spots at The More — including 3 interiors: timber-framed long gallery, the king's bedchamber, royal private lodgings. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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See The More with the fires lit.
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