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Bisham Abbey is a Grade I listed manor house at Bisham in the English county of Berkshire. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance A manor house or fortified manor-house is a Country house, which has historically formed the administrative centre of a manor (see Manorialism Bisham (correctly pronounced as biss-um not bish-um is a village and Civil parish in the Windsor and Maidenhead district of Berkshire, England England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Berkshire (ˈbɑːkʃə or /ˈbɑːkʃɪə/ say Baak-shuh/-sheer sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a Home County in the South The name is taken from the now lost monastery which once stood alongside. This article concerns the buildings occupied by monastics. For the life inside monasteries and its historical roots see Monasticism. The abbey church proper, previously Bisham Priory, was the traditional resting place of many Earls of Salisbury. Earl of Salisbury is a title in the that has been created several times in British history The complex surrounding the extant buildings is now one of five National Sports Centres run on behalf of Sport England. There are five National Sports Centres as part of Sport England 's strategy to create an elite of English grown world class sporting talent Bisham Sport England is the brand name for the English Sports Council and is a Non-departmental public body under the Department for

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Early history

The manor house was built around 1260 as a community house for the Knights Templar. The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon (Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Solomonici commonly known as the Knights Templar or the Order When the Templars were suppressed in 1307, King Edward II took over the manorial rights, granting them to various relatives. For the play see Edward II (play. For the film see Edward II (film.

In 1310 the building was used as a place of confinement for Queen Elizabeth of the Scots, wife of King Robert the Bruce, along with her stepdaughter Princess Marjorie and sister–in–law, Lady Christine of Carrick. For her grand-niece see Elizabeth de Burgh 4th Countess of Ulster. Robert I King of Scots ( 11 July, 1274 &ndash 7 June, 1329) usually known in modern English as Robert the Bruce ( Marjorie Bruce or Margaret de Bruce (December 1296 &ndash March 2, 1316) was the eldest daughter of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots They had been captured on the Isle of Rathlin during the Scottish Wars of Succession, and were placed in the charge of the King’s Yeoman, John Bentley, for two years, until removed to Windsor. Rathlin Island ( Irish and Scottish Gaelic: Reachlainn, also Reachra in Scottish Gaelic is an Island off the Coast of The Wars of Scottish Independence were a series of military campaigns fought between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England in the late 13th Yeoman is noun used to indicate a variety of positions or Social classes In the 16th century a yeoman was also a Farmer of middling social status who owned John Bentley may refer to John Bentley (football manager John Bentley (rugby, English dual-code international rugby footballer Windsor (ˈwɪnzə/ /ˈwɪndzə is a suburban town and tourist destination in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England.

In 1335 the manor was bought by William Montacute, 1st Earl of Salisbury and in 1337 he founded Bisham Priory for Austin Canons alongside his manor house. William Montacute (alias Montagu) King of the Isle of Man, 1st Earl of Salisbury and 3rd Baron Montagu (1301 &ndash January 30 Canons regular are members of certain bodies of Canons (priests living in community under the Augustinian Rule ("regula" in Latin and sharing their property The foundation stone laid by King Edward II of England and the brass plaque once affixed to it can still be seen at Denchworth. For the play see Edward II (play. For the film see Edward II (film. Denchworth is a small Village and Civil parish in the English county of Oxfordshire (formerly in Berkshire) When William died, he was buried at the priory, as were many other Earls of Salisbury, including Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, who was buried in April 1471. Richard Neville Jure uxoris 16th Earl of Warwick and Suo jure 6th Earl of Salisbury ( 22 November

Despite holding the relics of Saints Cosmas and Damian, the priory never really became a centre of pilgrimage: many other churches also held relics of the same saints, including two different locations which both claimed to have their skulls. Saints Cosmas and Damian (Κοσμάς και Δαμιανός (died ca In Religion and Spirituality, a pilgrimage is a long journey or Search of great Moral significance

Dissolution

Bisham Priory was dissolved on 5 July 1537, but six months later, on 18 December, it was refounded as a Benedictine abbey. The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the formal process between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the This article concerns Roman Catholic Order of Saint Benedict see also Benedictine Confederation and Benedictine. An abbey (from Latin abbatia derived from Syriac abba "father" is a Christian Monastery or This was not to last though as it was finally dissolved on 9 July 1538. The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the formal process between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The abbot of Bisham, John Cordery, is said to have cursed the building thus: "As God is my witness, this property shall ne’er be inherited by two direct successors, for its sons will be hounded by misfortune", as he was dragged from it. The word abbot, meaning Father, is a title given to the head of a Monastery in various traditions including Christianity. Nothing remains of the abbey church or its associated buildings.

Post-Dissolution

Henry VIII granted the adjoining manor house to Anne of Cleves as part of her divorce settlement from him, and it was later bought by the Hoby family, who lived there until 1768. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of Anne of Cleves Queen of England (22 September 1515&ndash16 July 1557 ( German: Anna von Jülich-Kleve-Berg) was the fourth wife of Henry VIII Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Elizabeth I was a regular visitor in the time of the Hoby family.

Modern History

The manor house is now run by Leisure Connection Ltd on behalf of Sport England, and is one of five National Sports Centres. Leisure Connection Ltd is a fitness and leisure provider which its facilities are on behalf of Government Local Government and National Sporting bodies all over the Sport England is the brand name for the English Sports Council and is a Non-departmental public body under the Department for There are five National Sports Centres as part of Sport England 's strategy to create an elite of English grown world class sporting talent Bisham

The facilities include:-

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