Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Apethorpe Hall, recently renamed Apethorpe Palace, in Apethorpe, Northamptonshire, England is a Grade I listed country house dating back to the 15th century. The house is built around three courtyards lying on an east-west axis and is approximately 120 feet (37 m) by 240 feet (73 m) in area. It is acknowledged as one of the finest Jacobean houses in England, and was the main seat of the Fane family, Earls of Westmorland.The house has a Royal connection. Elizabeth I was given Apethorpe by her father Henry VIII. Her successor James I provided oak trees for the building of a set of impressive State rooms featuring some of the most important surviving plasterwork and fireplaces of the period. There were at least thirteen royal visits - more than to any other house in the county - between 1566 and 1636, and it is said that it was at Apethorpe that James met George Villiers, his favourite, later to become Duke of Buckingham. A series of Court Masques written by Ben Jonson for King James I were performed while the King was in residence at Apethorpe. His son Charles I was also a regular visitor.After funding an extensive programme of restoration, English Heritage sold the house into private hands in 2014. Before the sale English Heritage and the new owner agreed to rename the house Apethorpe Palace. In a video introducing the sale, English Heritage director Simon Thurley described the house as \"the Royal Palace of Apethorpe.\" However the change of name has proved controversial on the grounds that some commentators have claimed that the house's royal connections are not strong enough to merit the title palace, which is customarily only conferred on official residences of royalty or bishops."@en }
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- Apethorpe_Hall abstract "Apethorpe Hall, recently renamed Apethorpe Palace, in Apethorpe, Northamptonshire, England is a Grade I listed country house dating back to the 15th century. The house is built around three courtyards lying on an east-west axis and is approximately 120 feet (37 m) by 240 feet (73 m) in area. It is acknowledged as one of the finest Jacobean houses in England, and was the main seat of the Fane family, Earls of Westmorland.The house has a Royal connection. Elizabeth I was given Apethorpe by her father Henry VIII. Her successor James I provided oak trees for the building of a set of impressive State rooms featuring some of the most important surviving plasterwork and fireplaces of the period. There were at least thirteen royal visits - more than to any other house in the county - between 1566 and 1636, and it is said that it was at Apethorpe that James met George Villiers, his favourite, later to become Duke of Buckingham. A series of Court Masques written by Ben Jonson for King James I were performed while the King was in residence at Apethorpe. His son Charles I was also a regular visitor.After funding an extensive programme of restoration, English Heritage sold the house into private hands in 2014. Before the sale English Heritage and the new owner agreed to rename the house Apethorpe Palace. In a video introducing the sale, English Heritage director Simon Thurley described the house as \"the Royal Palace of Apethorpe.\" However the change of name has proved controversial on the grounds that some commentators have claimed that the house's royal connections are not strong enough to merit the title palace, which is customarily only conferred on official residences of royalty or bishops.".