\paperw3360 \margr0\margl0\ATXph11340 \plain \fs20 \pard\tx3255\tx6525\tx9780\ATXts240\ATXbrdr0 \f1 \fs22 \ATXnt901 Cardinal Wolsey\ATXnt0 , powerful Archbishop of York to \ATXnt902 Henry VIII\ATXnt0 , began building Hampton Court in 1514 as a riverside country residence for himself. In 1525 he suspected that he was slipping from royal favour, and offered the palace to the King in the vain hope of redressing matters. Henry consid
erably extended and \ATXnt903 rebuilt the residence\ATXnt0 , adding the magnificently decorated KingÆs Staircase leading to the royal apartments.\par