Rycote, near Thame
Oxfordshire
England
Circa Date: 1500-30, possibly incorporating earlier elements, w/18th century alterations and additions
Status: Destroyed
Demolished 1802-07; stables converted into new house.
House Open to Public: No
Country House: Yes
Built / Designed For: Sir John Heron, treasurer of the chamber to Henry VII and Henry VIII
House & Family History: Henry VIII and his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, honeymooned here in 1540. In May of 1554 Princess Elizabeth (later Elizabeth I) stayed overnight at Ryecote on her way to her imprisonment at Woodstock Manor. As Queen Elizabeth she visited the house on September 28, 1592. Charles I visited Rycote House in 1625.
House Replaced By: Circa 1920 the stables were converted into the current Grade II*-listed Rycote House.
Country Life: LXIII, 16, 1928.
Title: Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter Who Forever Changed British History
Author: Borman, Tracy
Year Published: 2023
Reference: pg. 136
Publisher: New York: Atlantic Monthly Press
ISBN: 9780802162069
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Demolished
Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: Sir John Heron, 16th century. Sir John Williams, 1st Baron Williams of Thame, 1542-59. Henry Norris, 1st Baron Norreys, until 1601. James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon and 5th Baron Norreys, until 1699.
Current Ownership Type: Demolished
Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No