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| A former royal palace begun in the 12th century, Leeds Castle, near the village of Leeds, North East England, has to be one of the most beautifully situated medieval castles in England, projecting into its natural lake, and surrounded by 500 acres of beautiful parkland and gardens. Leeds seems to have gained a reputation as being a "ladies castle", and no less than six queens of England resided there over the years.
Leeds Castle was greatly enjoyed by Henry VIII, who added many of the Tudor windows. Henry stayed at Leeds on his way to his famous meeting with Francis I of France at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520. |
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