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Kimbolton Castle

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kimbolton castle

Attribution: By Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4533529

Location
Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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Built
16th century

Kimbolton Castle was the final home of King Henry VIII's first wife, Catherine of Aragon. Originally a medieval castle but converted into a stately palace, it was the family seat of the Dukes of Manchester from 1615 until 1950. It now houses Kimbolton School.

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