Wonderful Syon House! @syonhouse . . . #history #britishhistory #londonhistory #london | Alice Loxton

Syon House, una joya aristocrática que ha visto el ascenso y la caída de reinos enteros. Su historia comienza a principios del siglo XVI, cuando se construye como residencia para el poderoso Duque de Somerset, tío del rey Eduardo VI. Una casa pensada no solo para vivir… sino para mostrar poder. Pero es en el siglo XVIII cuando Syon House se transforma por completo. Llega el genio escocés Robert Adam, el arquitecto que revolucionó el neoclasicismo británico, y convierte la residencia en un templo

A quiet walk through Syon House reveals just how many stories these rooms have witnessed. The site began as a late medieval abbey, but its Tudor past is especially vivid. In 1541, Queen Katherine Howard was brought here under house arrest after her downfall, stripped of her title while the case against her unfolded. A decade later, in July 1553, Lady Jane Grey was summoned to Syon and told she had been named Edward VI’s heir - the moment she learned she was to be queen. Today, the house holds on

At Syon House in west London, Katherine meets Head Gardener and history expert Topher Martyn who reveals the surprising set-up of the religious community that once lived on the site. Sunday 11th June 2023 at 1.15pm on BBC One and afterwards on iPlayer here bbc.in/3KACBA2 in the UK. | BBC Songs of Praise