| [00:09.192] | Henry VIII's love of riding bordered on the obsessional. |
| [00:13.145] | Before he became so grossly fat, |
| [00:15.438] | he would ride seven days a week, |
| [00:17.568] | wear out eight horses in a day. |
| [00:19.837] | So he decided to turn the land north of Westminster |
| [00:22.593] | into his own private royal hunting ground. |
| [00:25.986] | What few residents there were, |
| [00:27.485] | he slung them out, |
| [00:28.893] | and then he built a brick wall to keep them out. |
| [00:39.106] | In 1532, Henry VIII drained the land 1532 |
| [00:42.109] | where Buckingham Palace now stands |
| [00:44.423] | and created a well-stocked deer park. |
| [00:50.192] | Henry often rode here, |
| [00:51.762] | for hunting, courting and conducting business. |
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