The Percy family - owners of Alnwick Castle for more than 700 years - had various fascinating links with the Tudor kings and queens of England, but it is at their London residence of Syon House where these connections to Tudor history become even clearer. To find out more, our hosts Deborah and Daniel spoke to Sarah Ponder from Syon House, who explained what happened to the body of Henry VIII when it rested at Syon, how the Wizard Earl of Northumberland came into possession of the house in the Elizabethan period, and its previous history as an important abbey before the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
You'll hear how the Holy Maid of Kent, Elizabeth Barton, is linked to Syon Abbey, the famous portrait of Lady Jane Grey on display in the house today (and Jane's own links to Syon), and even which 'Big Bang Theory' character the Wizard Earl is most like!
Syon House is open on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays until the end of October, with options for guided tours on some days, and park access on others. We highly recommend a visit.
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