The More residence is identified as a house of the late cardinal and, in the episode described, becomes the destination of Henry VIII’s order removing Katherine of Aragon from Greenwich Palace. The command places it at the center of a sudden separation: Katherine is to go there, while Princess Mary Tudor and Margaret Pole must return to Richmond Palace without her.

Identity and Setting

The account gives The More residence a limited but specific identity: it is one of the houses formerly belonging to the late cardinal, Thomas Wolsey. It does not describe the building’s appearance or recount Katherine’s life there; its significance in this episode comes from the royal command that names it as her destination.

The Removal Order

A few weeks after an earlier encounter with the king, Katherine receives a letter bearing the royal seal in the stable yard. At first, she reads it with hope, thinking Henry VIII may be summoning them to join his progress. As she continues, her expression changes, and she leaves without explaining the news. Margaret Pole reads the letter: a royal secretary commands Katherine to pack and leave Greenwich Palace at once for The More residence.

Separation and Significance

The order explicitly excludes Princess Mary Tudor and Margaret Pole from accompanying Katherine. They are instead to return to Richmond Palace, where the king says he will visit them during his progress. When Mary asks what she should do, Margaret answers that they must obey, as her mother will. The More residence thus marks not a reunion with the king but the prescribed destination of Katherine’s removal, while the division of the household makes the order’s personal consequence immediate.