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18th-19th Century Read Article

Major remodelling and extensions alter the original Tudor structure

Fawsley Hall Hotel Fawsley Hall: Five Centuries of Knightley Power in the Northamptonshire Countryside

Early 1500s Read Article

Construction of Fawsley Hall begins under the Knightley family

Fawsley Hall Hotel Fawsley Hall: Five Centuries of Knightley Power in the Northamptonshire Countryside

1575 Read Article

Queen Elizabeth I visits Fawsley Hall during her summer progress

Fawsley Hall Hotel Fawsley Hall: Five Centuries of Knightley Power in the Northamptonshire Countryside

1998 Read Article

Fawsley Hall opens as a luxury hotel following extensive restoration

Fawsley Hall Hotel Fawsley Hall: Five Centuries of Knightley Power in the Northamptonshire Countryside

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Fawsley Hall: Five Centuries of Knightley Power in the Northamptonshire Countryside

Fawsley Hall Hotel

📍 Fawsley, Northamptonshire

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Fawsley Hall served as the seat of the influential Knightley family for over four hundred years, hosting Queen Elizabeth I in 1575 and surviving civil war, religious upheaval, and agricultural decline. The Grade I listed Tudor manor now operates as a luxury hotel, its Great Hall still bearing witness to centuries of aristocratic drama.

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