Excavation work on the site of Woking Palace has uncovered, among other things, rare Valencian pottery.
Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII, in 1464 was granted a manor house that was first recorded on this site in 1271. In 1508 the house was rebuilt as a palace.
In 1509, Henry VIII received the palace and together with his second wife, Anne boleyn, carried out major rebuilding works in 1533-34.
It is expected that the dig will uncover material from the Tudor period and from the first manor built over 700 years ago!
Who knows what Tudor treasures they will uncover…
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Woking archaeological dig
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