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Edenbridge - Visit to Hever Castle
Edenbridge - Visit to Hever Castle
Alumni and guests are invited to join the Cambridge University Land Society for a visit to Hever Castle.
Spanning more than 700 years, the history of Hever Castle is rich and varied. The Castle was to become the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, King Henry VIII’s second wife, who became Queen of England for just 1,000 days. It was Henry’s love for Anne and her insistence that she became his wife rather than his mistress that led to the King renouncing Catholicism and creating the Church of England. From 1557 onwards, Hever was owned by a number of families including the Waldegraves, the Humphreys and the Meade Waldos. Gradually it fell into decline before William Waldorf Astor invested time, money and imagination in restoring the Castle. He commissioned the ’Tudor Village’, now called the ‘Astor Wing’ and the construction of the magnificent gardens and lake. The Castle is now owned by Broadland Properties Ltd, a company which has links to CULS and is supportive of our visit and the following Agenda.
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