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The utterly romantic 27-room Thornbury Castle hotel, a member of Relais & Chateaux, is bursting at the seams with royal history. In fact there aren't many hotels in the world that can compete with the atmosphere of this remarkable venue. Built by Edward Stafford, third Duke of Buckingham over 500 years ago (then the wealthiest man in England other than King Henry VIII) Thornbury Castle is considered to be one of the finest examples of domestic Tudor architecture in England and as such offers guests a rare opportunity to step back half a millennia. When Henry VIII took possession of Stafford's vast property portfolio following Stafford's execution on Tower Hill for treason in 1521, he decided to retain Thornbury Castle, spending ten nights here with Ann Boleyn in 1535 (months prior to her execution) at a time when Bristol was experiencing a plague. It remained a crown property until 1554 when Queen Mary I returned it to the Stafford family as a mark of her gratitude f
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