Hever Castle

/ ˈhiːvə /

noun

1. a Tudor mansion near Edenbridge in Kent: home of Anne Boleyn before her marriage; Italian garden added in the 20th century by the Astor family

Example Sentences

Last year, a researcher at Hever Castle in England used X-ray imaging to uncover erased inscriptions in a prayer book that had belonged to Anne Boleyn, which revealed a network of secret female ownership across generations, in defiance of Henry’s efforts to destroy everything associated with her.

From New York Times

“It’s torture as curiosity or entertainment, like going to the movies or a wax museum. I went to some of those, but I also went to Hever Castle in Kent, where they have authentic instruments of torture. The copy always pales next to the real thing.”

From The Guardian

Originally a hunting forest dating to Norman times, it was a favored haunt of King Henry VIII, who courted his second wife, Anne Boleyn, at her home at nearby Hever Castle.

From Washington Post

Jeremy Richardson, 59, of the Knights of Royal England based in Kent near Hever Castle, has been jousting for 40 years.

From BBC

The ornately carved four poster is currently on display at Hever Castle in Kent.

From BBC