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2 days ago · The original hamlet of Richmond, or Sheen as it was called before the reign of Henry VII, lay in a hollow on the north-east side of the royal palace which stood between the river and the green. There is nothing to show when a palace was erected here. In 1292 there was a capital messuage appurtenant to the manor.
May 10, 2024 · 4. Dutch Style Kew Palace in Kew Gardens. Image: Getty. Kew Palace itself has a quiet, domestic beauty, combined with slight melancholy. It’s where King George III retreated with his wife and daughters when his “madness” (now believed to have been a rare blood disorder) became embarrassing to the court.
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4 days ago · It is situated within the borough of Westminster. The palace takes its name from the house built (c. 1705) for John Sheffield, duke of Buckingham. It was bought in 1762 by George III for his wife, Queen Charlotte, and became known as the queen’s house. By order of George IV, John Nash initiated the conversion of the house into a palace in the ...
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2 days ago · The House of Tudor ( / ˈtjuːdər /) [1] was an English and Welsh dynasty that held the throne of England from 1485 to 1603. [2] They descended from the Tudors of Penmynydd, a Welsh noble family, and Catherine of Valois. The Tudor monarchs ruled the Kingdom of England and the Lordship of Ireland (later the Kingdom of Ireland) for 118 years ...
6 days ago · Houses of Parliament, in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the seat of the bicameral Parliament, including the House of Commons and the House of Lords. It is located on the left bank of the River Thames in the borough of Westminster, London. Hear about the history of the Fire of 1834 that destroyed most of the original ...
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May 17, 2024 · Jean Tijou's Screen at Hampton Court: The Adventurous Life of a Masterpiece. 15 April 2024. The glorious 300-year-old Tijou Screen marks the southern boundary of the Privy Garden at Hampton Court Palace, next to the River Thames. It was designed for William III and Mary II in 1689 by Jean Tijou – one of the greatest ironworkers who ever lived.
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4 days ago · At Constantinople (now Istanbul) the Sacred Palace is a conglomeration of Byzantine churches, schools, and residences that covers an area of 334,000 square m (400,000 square yards). Forbidden City, imperial palace complex built by Yonglo, third emperor (1402–24) of the Ming dynasty, Beijing.
