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Timeline

Y/M/D	Person	Association	Description	Place	Locale	Event
1535/00/00	Henry VIII of England	Life	Legend has it that King Henry VIII finds Anne Boleyn and her Maids of Honour enjoying tarts from a silver dish. After eating one himself, the King confiscates the recipe and has it secured in an iron box at Richmond Palace.	Richmond Palace Gate House	Richmond, London
1725/00/00			The first Original Maids of Honour shop is built near the corner of Hill Street for John Billet. Here a young lad named Robert Newens will serve an apprenticeship. The fine Regency shop front has been removed.	Old Maids Of Honour Tea Shop	Richmond, London
1800/00/00			Baking and selling Maids of Honour in Richmond, Robert Newens opens his own shop, first in King Street and later at No 3 George Street.
1850/00/00			Robert Newens's, son Alfred Nashbar Newens, opens a brand new tea shop on the Kew Road.	The Original Maids of Honour	Richmond, London

Food Attribute	Bakery Goods