Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-06-16
RICHMOND PALACE--TfIE FATE
OF KINGS AND OITEENS

OF KINGS AND Queens.
From Rambles among the Rivers, IA Bcntley's Mis-
ceany.
OF thc ancient palace OF England, which
stood on the Richmond green, little is left
now except the gateway, and that little Of
ers nothing TO satisfy the gaze of any but
he mere antiquay. 1t does not look old
and venerable enough for the lover oil the
picture Squc, being so patched up, by and
weGgcd in between surrounding houses, as
10 have almost lost its distinctive character
Several kings and queens Of England lived
and died upon this spot. Edward1 and Ii.
resided here, and Edward LII. died here,
deserted in that last hour'5y ali the hatter-
crs and parasites who had faitencd upon
his bounty; even Alice Pierce the mistress
of his bosom, flying from his side, and
leaving him to die with no more attendance
than il he had been bcggar, givngup the
ghost in a ditch. Richard II. the next
king, passed much Of his time at this ma
nor; in whose days, at Sheen, rs we arc
informed by that vcracious chronicler.
Stowe, "therc was a great fighting an ong
tho gnais! They were 50 thick gathered"
says he, "that the air was darkcncd, and
they fought and made a great battle. Two
parts of them being slain, fell down 10 the
ground, the third part having got the vic
tory, flew away, no man knew whthcr--
The number Of the dead was such that they
might be swept up with Bosom, and bush
els filled with them" With what a gnsto
does the old historian describe the battle!
how persuaded he seems Of lis truth and
with what a relish for the marvellous, and
expectation to find the same in his reader,
does he note every circumstance! Many
of the battles between the rival houses OF
York and Lancaster, arc dismissed by him
with hardly more notice.
Anne, the Queen Of Richard IT,, died in
n is building. She was so tcndcrly hco-
we'd by her husband that be cursed the place
where she died, and would never after
wards nhabit it. The very sight Of the
building so moved him with grief, that he
give directions that it should be pulled
down. The order was only partially exc
cuted, and the building remained in a ru-
nous condition until the time Of Henry v.
who repaired it, and founded three religious
houses near it. |; was destroyed by fire
IN the reign of Henry VII. who built it up
again more magnificcntIy than before, and
first altered tho name Of the village from
Sheen to Richmond, which it has ever
since borne. Henry Will, also resided
here in the early part Of his reign, and
once instituted a grand tournament on the
green, at which he fought in disguise, -.
lie afterwards exchanged it with Wolscy
Cor the more magnificent palace Of IIamp-
rton Court; but after the fall, aad death OF
NhOt minister, the palace again reverted TO
the crown Elizabeth was confined in il
for short time, during the reign Of her
sister, and here she died broken hearted,
for the death Of the Earl Of Essex. Du-
ring the disscnsion Of tho revolution, this
fpalacc met some rough treatment from the
thanis of the republicans, and tho greater.
part of il was pulled down. 1t has never,
since held up its head in The world, but has
gradually pinned away TO its present condi-
non.