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In an extraordinary accidental discovery, a network of tunnels believed to date back to the Tudor era has been unearthed beneath New Hall School in Chelmsford, Essex. The historic school was built on the grounds of King Henry VIII’s Tudor Palace of Beaulieu, an estate he acquired in 1517. The finding has captivated students and historians alike, shedding new light on one of England’s most significant but largely vanished royal residences, reports the BBC. Workers stumbled upon the entrance to a brick-lined underground passage while carrying out repair work on a nearby ha-ha - a sunken landscape ditch traditionally used to contain livestock without interrupting views across estates. Alongside the tunnels, excavators uncovered a collection of artifacts including pottery, animal