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Within a few months, even before his coronation, King James decided to take up abode at the priory. He soon had an expanse of buildings which were never extensive enough to cater for a full court, but which provided a suitable spot for hunting, near enough to London for convenience and sufficinetly far away to defer intrusion. Indeed he created a strict restrictions on anyone else from taking game within 14 miles (23 km) of Royston and an elaborate infrastructure was established to support the King in the pursuit of his sport.

[[Queen Anne of Denmark|Queen Anne]] and [[Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales|Prince Henry]] only visited the town once, in [[1611]] - [[1612]]. Next year the Queen opposed the marriage of her daughter, [[Elizabeth of Bohemia|Princess Elizabeth]] to [[Frederick V, Elector Palatine]]. But the King came to Royston with [[Lord Rochester]] to negotiate the dowry which was signed there. Following the marriage, celebrated on [[St Valentine's day]] [[1613]], the King, [[Charles I of England|Prince Charles]] and Frederick came to stay at Royston.

In [[1742]] a strange cave carved out of the chalk was discovered in the centre of Royston. This cave is located underneath the central crossroads of the town where the [[Icknield Way]] cross [[Ermine Street]].