The Search For Queen Elizabeth I's Lost Medieval Palace | Time Team | Chronicle

The team searched for the remains of one of the most opulent monuments of the Tudor dynasty, Richmond Palace, home of Queen Elizabeth I. It was a royal palace since the 14th century and was almost entirely demolished 300 years later.
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[@MrWeedWacky]

"we're restricted to 3 trenches"- Me: "Do they say anything about how LARGE each trench can be?"

[@townview5322]

I laughed like a drain, watching Mick and Tony approach Mrs Franklin, like two kids, asking for more.

[@penny1186]

I can’t believe the owners weren’t nicer and limited the digging at all. The lawn could be repaired. Richmond Palace finds would be good for the whole community and country

[@paralogregt]

If you are not english then you cannot understand the snobbery and selfishnesses of the british upper classes.

[@PLS.54]

@@paralogregt Indeed! You’d think they were going to take it with them when they died, instead of passing it on to the next generation.

[@FontedaPipaPortugueseFarmLife]

@@paralogregt Not all upper class are like that, i spent my youth with far more upper class than this, would spend hours with the Lord and his gamekeeper, who lived in one of the gatehouses who's daughter i was going out with on his massive estate, like being with normal people, no looking down their noses like this bunch but i get your point. I found this lot to be 'above themselves' and like the nouveau riche ... if anything you would think they would want to know more so they could talk loudly about while playing croquet 😉

[@paralogregt]

@@FontedaPipaPortugueseFarmLife yeah and i grew up on an estate owned by a Lord, everyone in the village worked for the estate and doffed their hat to the old lord, luckily its now changed and most of the houses in the village are rented out and the new younger Lord is less of a snob.

[@meeeka]

If it's Richmond, might it be Mick Jagger's house?

[@stillhuntre55]

I love that ordinary people that haven't much lawn are still prepared to tell TT to dig anywhere they want - but rich people, who could afford to have everything easily replaced restrict them to three trenches.

[@heatherevert274]

I was also immediately annoyed that the grass was more important than finding stuff

[@PLS.54]

@@heatherevert274 Like Ms Bouquet and keeping up appearances. Mustn’t mess up the lawn, lovies! 😂

[@kkfox7822]

It’s madness! It’s Richmond Palace! Who cares about lawn?!

[@ericeric363]

I was just thinking. If I owned the property, I’d say dig the whole yard up. I’d want to know what else could be found.

[@ceasarandrepont1243]

What's there to understand? This is valuable property and it takes years and effort to get a lawn to look pristune and well manicured. People with value would understand, and you said, "oridinary people" or common folks. These people do not have to be pretentious, they have old money.

[@michaelturknett5017]

It’s such a shame that Richmond Palace was destroyed from the sketches it was quite beautiful.

[@Nicolesid1]

Been binging this show and I have to say Mick's Hair and Phil's cutoffs are ICONIC! And Tony's forever changing hair hints at the year of original prodcast.

[@Shianne264]

I find it amusing that the residents, who are obviously quite well off have plastic yard furniture..lol

[@meeeka]

Good garden furniture gets nicked easily in posh neighborhoods as well.

[@mariashelly4812]

"We've been restricted to only three trenches by the residents."...... Well, la-tee-dah! You'd think the residents would appreciate historic work being done. It's not like the lawn can't grow back.

[@heatherevert274]

hard agree. Who cares if there is a patch that looks a little younger/sparser than the rest for a while?

[@renlysotherlover294]

Rich people

[@shanvan5003]

I have to agree..it's the palace where Queen Elizabeth died

[@MrBrownnn696]

Lmfao funny

[@catherineward1188]

Maybe they are supporters of Queen Mary, Catholics.

[@angelas4681]

Nice to know that Phil has worn the same iconic Daisy Duke shorts for 60 years.

[@charliekezza]

I dug up some of my yard as I was fascinated by the history. I lived in an old stable house I found big long pegs to hold the horses, a floor and a few others

[@gagatube]

Good grief, a 100 year old episode of Time Team! Back from the day when the ground-penetrating radar was done by a guy on a pogo-stick and when Sir Tony was just an enthusiastic oik with hair.

[@speakupriseup4549]

She must have been so frustrated, I lost my car keys once and I thought THAT was annoying, but wow a whole stonking PALACE!!!

[@TheOriginalRick]

What a lot of viewers never consider while watching Tony run around is the work of the poor cameraman who also has to run around, but lugging a camera and mike with him everywhere. The next time you are watching a reality show and some intrepid host is hanging off the side of a cliff or deep in a cave, remember that there is support staff with him on every foot of the trip, and they have much more equipment they have to juggle also.

[@lspineda5507]

So much hanging So much laughing So much hair Im so envious

[@ptaylor4923]

Hell,, if I thought that palace was under my lawn I would have torn up the entire lawn! Geeze!

[@ravenbarsrepairs5594]

Hilarious to see even the Brits calling the metric system rubbish.

[@ACDZ123]

Only because he was trained in dealing with medieval measuring etc ..metric wasn't used back then so of course he'd say that

[@snappycatchy]

Oh wow, baby Simon Thurley! I know him from his Gresham College lectures, it's wild to see him so young here.

[@mariemorgan7759]

I wonder what Richmond palace interior looked like, it is sad that it didn't survive. Hampton Court palace was nearly renovated completely but William and Mary but I think they ran out of money so the original Tudor part was not demolished?

[@tm502010]

Amazing that a palace of such importance just… disappeared!

[@janicem9225]

I've always wondered how things like that even happen. Even if people stopped using it, it burned, etc, you would think there would still be something left above ground. It's crazy to think the whole thing is just gone.

[@paulinelarson465]

@@janicem9225 May have dismantled everything to build other structures, monstaries, churches or enhance other castles, manor houses. Maybe some stone rubble used for roads.

[@michellestratford9753]

I think the same thing! I mean, did somebody bury it for some reason?? Ruins of thousand year old structures are found in the deepest jungles, yet such an important structure just, what?...got snatched up by aliens?😂

[@ashley-cz1sl]

Right and then when people want o look for it and see what important things they can find the rich owners throw a fit over a 4th trench and about wanting more time.

[@charlesharper2357]

It was demolished and the materials sold off by Oliver Cromwell and the English Parliament during the English Civil War.

[@kaarlimakela3413]

Having watched most episodes over 20 seasons, at least once, I always admire Tony's, I mean Sir Tony's physical approach. If Tony could run to the spot, he'll run to the spot to illustrate for the viewers the real distances. He keeps on doing it he ended up walking every mile of the isle that he can even to this day. 🥰

[@shydiatl]

That should have been classified as a historical site. Why are people living there?

[@charlesharper2357]

The buildings are leased out by The Crown Estate.

[@thr3ddy]

@@charlesharper2357 it's so nice that the royal family can make a few extra quid on the sly by renting out the properties paid for through taxation.

[@direfranchement]

There are so many structures that I wish had survived, not just Richmond. There's Greenwitch, Whitehall, John of Gaunt's Savoy Palace, so many.

[@AdelaideBeemanWhite]

Nonsuch.

[@ALT-vz3jn]

Yes ❤

[@lspineda5507]

Yes that glass palace of Prince Albert that was white and burned 🔥

[@monicacall7532]

Wow, a TT episode that I haven’t seen! What a treat! Everyone looks so young. It’s fun to see how far geophys technology has progressed in 30 years. Long live TT!

[@genicabre]

I was thinking the same! 😃

[@FRADAVE02]

It's nice to see that Baldrick has done well for himself and he's gotten away from Black Adder.

[@charlesharper2357]

His cunning plan finally worked!😁

[@ksailor71]

Such an important historical building just turn down. It’s heartbreaking. So many historical events happened there.

[@denisecaringer4726]

I have wondered about this and was delighted to find this on KZbin. Fascinating. Watched every second. Thank you so much.

[@carinwiseman4309]

It seems a lawn is more important than finding your most important queens palace.

[@darilynkrupp6309]

Time Team is one of my favorite shows and is always informative, entertaining and a joy to watch. The camaraderie and the archeologists enthusiasm for their craft add to the enjoyment as we share in the finds and failures.

[@lspineda5507]

So much hsir and so much laughter

[@janinebean4276]

They seriously were like “only three trenches for queen Elizabeth, the lawn will get ruined!” 😂 rich people are the WORST

[@e.jenima7263]

if you were rich you would not be so quick to judge! LOL But I allso do agree they were being very stuffy about the lawn, the team were being as respectfull and caifull as they could to the Knobs Lawn its not like they wanted to uproot flower beds and cut down/uproot trees but yes.

[@joshschneider9766]

I can afford a similar house and I'm here to tell you I find their reluctant attitude disgusting

[@LostInSpace175]

it annoyed me too lol

[@janinebean4276]

@@e.jenima7263 lmao i would absolutely still judge them. If I was rich I would give them my whole lawn to dig up for as long as it takes. If I could choose between a ridiculous useless monoculture crop you have to weed and QUEEN ELIZABETH’S PALACE DIG I’m having the dig.

[@echoplots8058]

To be fair, they rarely dig more than three trenches anyway, and they did find stuff. And you know nothing goes between the British and their lawns.

[@lindadillon3061]

In a different history show they said Elizabeth I prior to dying, retreated to the warmth of Richmond Palace as it had ducted heating.

[@janicem9225]

She called it her warm box, or her warm nest. If I remember correctly, it was one of, or THE favorite palace of Elizabeth's.

[@redhart2281]

what a treat...I loved time team. Tony has hair! This is from a while ago...but still wonderful.

[@William-Marshall]

Enjoy Time Team so much. Tony reminds me of a Hobbit on Steroids, dashing thither an yon.

[@a.b.creator]

It's Queen Elizabeth 1's palace, uncover the whole thing ! It's a sincerely important part of history! Oh my goodness!

[@Metonymy1979]

I miss Time Team

[@janinebean4276]

That lead drain is INCREDIBLE!

[@jonathaneffemey944]

Thanks for posting

[@e.jenima7263]

They are asking to Dig The lawn area Not to wreck the gardens , uprooting flower beds and they are doing it as respectfully as they can.

[@sabejreid2072]

QEI is one of my fave Queens - as well as Queen Victoria. Both we’re great for stability of the UK 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@pluffer241]

Agreed, and same with QE2

[@countessdelancret2447]

I love this guy!❤

[@oneunicorn904]

It’s such a shame that any place Elizabeth had lived was destroyed 😢 I wish I could visit at least one place she lived, that still existed. Not just someone’s bare lawn.

[@jeffreycalderwood9893]

I absolutely love these videos

[@gaslitworldf.melissab2897]

London might just be the best place to work if you specialize in antiquities. It must be so competitive, but absolutely marvelous if you get the work. I'd settle for being an assistant if they let me sleep on a cot in one of the museums.

[@jeffm902]

Absolutely spectacular

[@IndigoAwakener]

Ooo how fun! Can't wait to see this!❤

[@kevinmurphy65]

Seen every episode of TT...and plan to again...

[@XlrationMedia]

I'm on my 3rd run thru the series

[@mistyeyedchick]

Thanks for sharing!! How wonderful!!!

[@kaylaantonio6460]

So the perfumer didn’t realize that the alcohol she distilled was going to be pure alcohol??! 🫅🏻slay kween😂

[@margaretbates6010]

Amazing show. I grew up in East Sheen, next door to Richmond and walked along the river so many times passed that beautiful house and around the Gate House.

[@iamlalapalooza]

just fascinating. And what I am interested in is what her views would have been... extrapolating from the rooms' windows at different heights, what would she see of the Thames and, doubtless, lush gardens. Even in the four seasons. : )

[@ceasarandrepont1243]

What I do not understand, why was the palace turn down, and why was the site bot originally chronolog?

[@annak29]

Dr. T rejected the metric tape measure, that was priceless! Stay English.

[@john9982]

Big fan over here is the US. Love all the episodes. Has TimeTeam ever been told "NO" you can't dig there? Been blocked from discovering some "too sensitive"?

[@TheSchmuck01]

When they've dug on or near scheduled ancient monuments, the restrictions have been rigorously enforced by law. And I'm pretty sure when they've been in small backyards a few of them have said no, so of course the ones who say yes get dug and get on the telly while the ones who say no don't even get filmed.

[@debravanausdale1063]

Yes, dear, Time Team has indeed be denied access to dig. You must realize that the royal gentry is 200% snobbery.

[@harriethowell5444]

Glad you kept the original music and video. Helps with the change to new people.

[@NothingToNoOneInParticular]

I'd love a series of before and after of the grounds of these amazing digs. They could mine old footage and have an entire series of compilation shows with a synopsis of the digs!

[@d.c.8828]

Riveting and delightful!

[@lauralake7430]

When you can tell the age of the episode by the shade of sir tonys hair😢. Love all the episodes, tho

[@kathrynknowles7397]

“Everything you want apparently” 😂😂

[@carag2567]

16:00 dude is the embodiment of Sarah Sanderson 🤣

[@janinebean4276]

Listen I just want to talk to the person in charge of wardrobe 😂 although I doubt there was one

[@sheilawhite8314]

don't worry I would be checking on what you you doing in my garden as well lol

[@lindasue8719]

Only by tapping the thumbnail did I know it was TT. Time Team is a selling point,nl not sure why it would be hidden. I might have skipped this.

[@mskataymskatay2760]

Fun and fascinating!

[@MH-fb5kr]

The Thames is such a scruffy, ugly river.

[@costrio]

Well planned and brought about. Good show!

[@frankieamsden7918]

I think a much bigger dig was done in the 1970s so this dig was more for the TV show. They knew pretty well where it was and didn't need to dig more. You'd be surprised how much damage a filming crew can do even when they are careful. I live near a historical area that generates a lot of attention. They got permission to film back in the 70s , took precautions and were careful. Put plants back etc but the weight of the equipment made changes to the ground that couldn't be reversed.

[@vmonk2]

Small price to pay for a visual chronicle of discoveries that lead to a better understanding of Elizabethan history, no?

[@thefrankmiller5030]

Such as…?

[@frankieamsden7918]

@@vmonk2 We would certainly think so, but it's not our lawn being ripped up.

[@johnirby493]

The gentleman sitting at the table, around 7:50, looked a little like Arnold Palmer.

[@hopefullyhigh]

Personally I find it pretty impressive we lost it

[@annazaman9657]

Same. Probably got too big to maintain

[@francesconicoletti2547]

As one of the historian’s so delicately danced around the subject, the Commonwealth of England sold the place. If England is being run without a King it definitely doesn’t need palaces. Whoever bought it recycled the stone and bricks into something they found useful.

[@crystal-thewall]

A young Tony!!

[@Mondoblasto0]

35:18 For Science!!

[@666chapelofblood]

Cringe.

[@TheChloe1331]

If you're looking for the foundation wall stones....LOOK BEHIND YOU. Dollars to pounds, I'd bet they're in the home and the buildings in the area. In fact, I'd bet that most of Richmond Palace is staring you down all along the river. The bigger stones would've been hard to move unnoticed. But the bricks would've been easy as pie to take and reuse

[@shaunsteele6926]

it was only 400 years ago... how lost could it be

[@RichardRoger1966]

LIDAR and it would all be resolved.

[@gregmunro1137]

Mrs Franklin, wasn’t a bad old girl - she just had to have control. She was probably having a fit of giggles behind closed doors, knowing how nervous they were to ask her about another trench.

[@joshschneider9766]

Yeah that's called childish narcissism.

[@seitanbeatsyourmeat666]

Disagree

[@foureyeddragon00]

If I owned this property and this was just a useless lawn (not being used for food production or grazing) I would say dig it all up! Find the palace! It’s obviously there! Then open the ruins that are found to the public after excavation is done.

[@michaelwoodbodley8099]

I can’t believe the antagonism towards the owners of so many of the comments . They had no obligation to permit any digging at all. And as Mrs Franklin said, the fear was that one trench would lead to another ad infinitum.

[@mandywalkden-brown7250]

Stop being an apologist for a pair of elitist, selfish people. Pathetic attitude by both them and you.

[@sannesteers]

This Mrs Franklin compared to another rich lady who wants to know where the palace has gone, the palace or castle to which once belonged the big big gatehouse in which she lives.... That lady, Penny, not only wanted Time Team to dig everything and everywhere what could help find the history, but also scraped away in the trenches like she was a member of the team herself. And a very passionate one too! 🎉😂❤

[@duchessstudioband7896]

I'm not too sure how I would feel about my lawn dug up, but I'm a history fanatic myself, and having history I can feel and touch is like connecting with the past. The owners here were very gallant about this. I would have loved to help them dig

[@Helle-Mia]

I would personally dig my entire lawn up if it had a historic palace under it. Having some cool ruins is way cooler than some grass

[@alix5514]

They put it back! The TT bunch!!!!

[@joshschneider9766]

Time team put it back just like they did for every other site. And those people were being absolutely bratty. It should be a point of national pride, the fact that there's any reservations at all is just entitled rudeness.

[@RohanGillett]

Great documentary! But how young is Tony! He had lots of hair!

[@dranet47]

That was fascinating!

[@kylelee9474]

[@Blakiedoo]

whenever i hear tony robinsons voice i know its not gonna be a boring video

[@betheva5917]

Always wondered why they run from spot to spot? To add air of excitement?

[@kyleleen_]

They don’t appear to be screening the back dirt! 🤦🏻‍♀️ So much lost data!! 😭😭😭

[@Shelly-mz9yf]

Whoa 😀 look at this young man :)) love time team....holy shite guess that's making me seem or sound old 😅

[@GoGreen1977]

I'd be thrilled to find out if my property contained ANYTHING to do with Elizabeth I. Dig away in my yard!! Go ahead! I'm an American, so no hope for that.

[@meeeka]

But it was found that the assumed front door of the palace was sighted just through the front door of the Baron's big house.

[@gregwilliams853]

Awesome video, love to have been involved with that excavation

[@catgray1]

Why was the palace torn down? Is there any records that show why?

[@stillhuntre55]

Well, in the video he says it went into severe decline (apparently it was considered old fashioned), and it was "bashed down when Charles the First had his head chopped off". That would mean the English Civil War - when Oliver Cromwell took over.

[@celtoloco788]

old buildings only mean something to us now. Do you care about some 1970's flat? no, tear it down. But in 2150 they will cry that we did. Back in the day it was just an old rotten building no one wanted

[@guramile]

The palace was sold to various speculators in 1650, who tore it down for the materials and sold them for great profit...the privy donjon and the other stone structures. Much of the brick courts were left, but eventually moldered away.

[@celtoloco788]

@@guramile yeah, people dont realize the serious value in old building materials. Henry tore down the monestaries, partly to cement his own power, but mostly to steal all the lead off the roofs to fund his military.

[@bertjilk3456]

If they had dug the whole lawn up, it would have been just one trench...

[@David-wk6md]

Twenty-five thousand people own 50% of Britain ???

[@davidharris241]

I looked up Richmond Palace, and it was built beginning around 1501. Prior to that, there was another structure there called Sheen Palace (medieval) that burned down. I'm confused that this presentation refers to Richmond Palace as medieval, when clearly it wasn't.

[@ferocient]

The English Renaissance didn't begin until the early 16th century. Brick was the big new thing and marks the beginning of that period.

[@graphiquejack]

Henry VII was considered a late medieval king. If he rebuilt the bulk of the new palace, then yes, it’s medieval.

[@meeeka]

Sheen caught fire after Henry VII had taken power.

[@katiekress7287]

@@graphiquejack actually Richard 3 is considered the latest medieval king and Henry 7 is the first early modern king. It’s probably to do with the last Plantagenet King and the first Tudor King.

[@katiekress7287]

Opps I meant “last”.

[@phyllispetras3369]

Subtitles too tiny

[@fortheloveofmusic860]

They should have dug the up the whole place and make it visible on the lawn afterwards with low walls, pebble paths and hedges. Much nicer than another boring lawn.

[@user-xk7uv7gx7w]

That brick-snatching prat was off putting. Hope he watched this and improved his manner....

[@earlofsmeg]

Row row row your boat. 😆

[@richardxxx8358]

it's private property. same approach has been taken at many properties. it costs a fortune and a long t8me to get lawns looking like thar. Ask to dig up the golf clubs 18th hole and see where that gets you.

[@sabejreid2072]

At least u know something, the other comments must be by entitled twerps.

[@charlesharper2357]

It's NOT private property...it belongs to the Royal family, and the buildings are leased out by The Crown Estate,

[@davidturner4824]

What happened to that palace? Why was it torn down?

[@mariemorgan7759]

After the English Civil War ended and Charles the first was executed, the place was sold and later torn down for building materials.

[@DutchFurnace]

Haha, I know it's dumb but I can't wrap my head around how history seems to bury itself into the ground. How? Why?

[@a.b.creator]

Why is her palace covered in dirt anyway?? Why not just let the castle stand? I'm so confused as to why there are lawns over top the castle now. 🤨

[@13ECHO20]

John Gator's hat tag is showing, disappears, and shows again starting at 3:49. Editing, I am well aware. I just thought it was funny.

[@scottlund4562]

The rude way he snatched that brick without permission and then verbally cut off any input Mr Beric Morley the historian might add was poor form to say the least. Then not knowing metric dimensions of a Tudor brick deleted any confidence in his supposition, especially as it looked like he was approximating due to the obvious damage. Yes, very bothered, lol

[@stefanahlhorn9937]

Yes, I thought the same. The behavior seemed like a bunch of hot air to me. He certainly has a lot of knowledge but he monologized where he should have communicated. But, who knows what the script did tell him. After all it´s TV.

[@jeffm902]

But yeah the these owners need to chill about their damn lawn. They have Elizabeth I palace under their lawn and they’re worried about the grass 🤦🏼‍♂️ they could dig the entire thing up and still fill it in again and re-turf. Geez

[@graphiquejack]

Rich people stay rich by being stingy with their money.

[@jeffm902]

Well I like and appreciate that, but here it is just silly.

[@karljoachimgoll]

It's from the 1970s - or 1980s?

[@karljoachimgoll]

@Liam Peacock 😄