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  1. St James's Palace is the most senior royal palace in London, the capital of the United Kingdom. The palace gives its name to the Court of St James's, which is the monarch's royal court, and is located in the City of Westminster in London. Although no longer the principal residence of the monarch, it is the ceremonial meeting place of the ...

    • 1536; 487 years ago
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    • 1531; 492 years ago
  2. The St. James's Detachment of The King's Guard mounts daily guard in Friary Court. History of St James's Palace. Built largely between 1531 and 1536 by Henry VIII, much of the original red-brick building erected by Henry VIII still survives today, including the Chapel Royal, the gatehouse, some turrets and two surviving Tudor rooms in the State apartments.

  3. May 21, 2021 · History of St James’s Palace. The redbrick Tudor structure of St James’s Palace was built by King Henry VIII from 1531-1536 on the former site of the Hospital of St James. The Palace was intended to be used by Henry VIII as a residence to ‘escape formal court life’, and you can still see the initials ‘H.A.’ (for Henry and his second ...

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  5. Jan 1, 2021 · St James’s is the most senior royal palace in the United Kingdom, having been built by order of King Henry VIII in the 1530s. For most Tudor and Stuart monarchs, the palace was the second most ...

  6. 24. Audio Guides. from. $128.38. per adult. The area. Marlborough Road, London SW1A 1BQ England. Neighborhood: St. James's. Perennially fashionable since the days of Henry VIII, the aristocratic “Clubland” of St James's is a premier destination for high end craft and bespoke design.

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  7. ST. JAMES'S PALACE ULTIMATE GUIDE. Open: Open 24 hours (to view) Time Needed: 30 min. Price: Free. With the nearby Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace, St. James’s Palace often gets lost in the midst of other famous royal landmarks in London. But believe it or not, St. James’s Palace has been a key location for many important events in ...

  8. St James’s Palace was built by Henry VIII as the residence of the heir to the throne, a function it retained until 1702 when Queen Anne made it into the principal London house of the monarchy. In common with many of the lesser houses built by Henry, St James’s was already a substantial comfortable manor house, once a leper hospital, but ...

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