Enfield, Whitewebbs Park, The Pond c.1955
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The focal point of Forty Hill in the 16th century was the great house of Elsynge, which lay between the site of Forty Hall and the Turkey Brook. The house belonged to Sir Thomas Lovell, Chancellor of the Exchequer to Henry VII. It became a royal palace in 1539 when Henry VIII persuaded its then owner, the Earl of Rutland, to swap the house for other properties. It was here in 1547 that Edward VI was told of the death of his father (Henry VIII) and of his own accession to the throne. Elizabeth I came to the throne in 1558. Her stays in Enfield were in 1564, 1568, 1572 and 1587. The first three occasions were at Elsynge Palace, and the fourth, in 1587, was at the manor house. It is here that the story of Sir Walter Raleigh and the laying of the cape for the queen to walk on is supposed to have taken place, but the story is highly questionable.
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