<P> Hampton Court Palace is a royal palace in the borough of Richmond upon Thames , London , England , 11.7 miles ( 18.8 kilometres ) south west and upstream of central London on the River Thames . Building of the palace began in 1515 for Cardinal Thomas Wolsey , a favourite of King Henry VIII . In 1529 , as Wolsey fell from favour , the King seized the palace for himself and later enlarged it . Along with St James 's Palace , it is one of only two surviving palaces out of the many owned by King Henry VIII . </P>
<P> Hampton Court Palace is a royal palace in the borough of Richmond upon Thames , London , England , 11.7 miles ( 18.8 kilometres ) south west and upstream of central London on the River Thames . Building of the palace began in 1515 for Cardinal Thomas Wolsey , a favourite of King Henry VIII . In 1529 , as Wolsey fell from favour , the King seized the palace for himself and later enlarged it . Along with St James 's Palace , it is one of only two surviving palaces out of the many owned by King Henry VIII . </P>
who asked for hampton court to be built and which tudors lived there
who asked for hampton court to be built and which tudors lived there
Thomas Wolsey
Thomas Wolsey