Live like King Charles I in £3.5 million mansion where monarch stayed in 1600s

Live like King Charles I in £3.5 million mansion monarch stayed in in 1600s
Just a small garden, then (Picture: Knight Frank)

King Charles I didn’t exactly have the ending to his life that most of us would covet.

He was executed for high treason in 1649 and England was made a republic (at least for a while). But the years he did have were still lived in outright luxury – as you can see from this mansion in which he once stayed.

The property – in Bradninch, Devon – is currently on sale for £3.5 million, and boasts original and new features fit for a king.

The Grade I listed manor house still has many of its original 400-year-old interiors, and the master bedroom is known as the King Charles Room as that’s where he once slept.

As well as the historical side of things, though, you’ll also be the proud new owner of a swimming pool, six bedrooms, and your very own lake, library and rose garden.

Live like King Charles I in £3.5 million mansion monarch stayed in in 1600s
The King Charles Room (Picture: Knight Frank)
Live like King Charles I in £3.5 million mansion monarch stayed in in 1600s
Original features have been kept throughout (Picture: Knight Frank)
Live like King Charles I in £3.5 million mansion monarch stayed in in 1600s
Despite being massive and historic, it’s still a family home (Picture: Knight Frank)

The home was originally built in 1547, but has had work done to it throughout the centuries – despite renovators keeping much of the original character of the place intact.

It belonged to Peter Sainthill, and has been associated with the Duchy of Cornwall for many years, acting as a place for evacuees from Duchy-owned properties in London to stay in during WWII.

King Charles mansion
It’s still homely and cosy (Picture: Knight Frank)
Live like King Charles I in £3.5 million mansion monarch stayed in in 1600s
Although there are some newer editions – such as the pool (Picture: Knight Frank)
Live like King Charles I in £3.5 million mansion monarch stayed in in 1600s
And you’ll have all mod cons in the bathroom and kitchen (Picture: Knight Frank)

The manor house then served as a boarding school after the war, before being bought as a home.

While £3.5 million is no small price tag, the history of this place is unmatched, and with seven acres of land even a family as big as the Windsors would have plenty of room.

Live like King Charles I in £3.5 million mansion monarch stayed in in 1600s
Tell us this doesn’t look like the secret garden (Picture: Knight Frank)
Live like King Charles I in £3.5 million mansion monarch stayed in in 1600s
Imagine Christmas in front of this (Picture: Knight Frank)

The local area of Bradninch was voted one of the most family-friendly places to live in 2012, and with all that land you could have animals and nature right at your fingertips.

You might want to burn some sage and throw some holy water around if you do move in to ward off the spirits of the English civil war. Other than that, though, living in a home with such a rich past would be incredible.

Check the property out at Knight Frank.

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