Chesworth House

The manor of Chesworth originally belonged to an English family, probably killed at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. It was then taken over by the de Braose family. Edward II apparently stayed at Chesworth in 1324. After this it was held by the Mowbray and Howard Dukes of Norfolk. The second and third Howard Dukes substantially rebuilt the house in the late 15th and early 16th centuries; the remodeled Chesworth was large and grand enough to accommodate Henry VIII and his retinue on 24 July 1519 during his summer progress. Queen Catherine Howard spent her childhood at Chesworth under the tutelage of her grandmother Agnes, dowager Duchess of Norfolk, before being sent to court and subsequently…