▁final ▁phase ▁of ▁work ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁Bishop ▁Lang ton ▁from ▁ 1 4 9 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁palace ▁was ▁popular ▁with ▁Royal ty , ▁visited ▁by ▁Henry ▁V , ▁and ▁used ▁by ▁Mary ▁T ud or ▁just ▁prior ▁to ▁her ▁marriage ▁to ▁Philip ▁II ▁at ▁Win chester ▁C athedral . ▁Henry ▁VIII ▁met ▁Emperor ▁Charles ▁V ▁at ▁the ▁palace ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 2 ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁W alth am . ▁ ▁The ▁palace ▁was ▁destroyed ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 4 ▁after ▁the ▁English ▁Civil ▁War , ▁having ▁been ▁held ▁for ▁the ▁King . ▁After ▁the ▁Rest oration ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 0 , ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁ru ins ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁b ish ops . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁the ▁E cc les iast ical ▁Commission ers ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁site ▁and ▁sold ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁owner , ▁Vis count ▁C unning am , ▁passed ▁ ▁the ▁ru ins ▁into ▁the ▁guard ians hip ▁of ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Works ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁ ▁They ▁are ▁now ▁looked ▁after ▁by ▁English ▁Heritage . ▁ ▁Public ▁Access ▁The ▁palace ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁and ▁is ▁often ▁used ▁for ▁local ▁events ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Bishop ' s ▁W alth am ▁Festival . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁English ▁Heritage ▁page ▁ ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Ham pshire ▁Category : English ▁Heritage ▁sites ▁in ▁Ham