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Henry VIII's love of riding bordered on the obsessional. |
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Before he became so grossly fat, |
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he would ride seven days a week, |
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wear out eight horses in a day. |
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So he decided to turn the land north of Westminster |
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into his own private royal hunting ground. |
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What few residents there were, |
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he slung them out, |
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and then he built a brick wall to keep them out. |
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In 1532, Henry VIII drained the land 1532 |
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where Buckingham Palace now stands |
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and created a well-stocked deer park. |
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Henry often rode here, |
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for hunting, courting and conducting business. |
