Historic Royal Palaces Agency

KENSINGTON PALACE HISTORY OF THE PALACE 1680 Notiinj^lmin House purchased by VViUiam HI from Eari of Noitiiighatii for L14,000. T "*HE PRINCIPAL LONDON RESIDENCE OF Tllli TUDOK AND STUART MONARCHS HAD BEEN the rambling riverside palace of Whitehall. For purposes of state and ceremonial, it...

The Crown Jewels ARE the Crown Jewels real and how much are they worth? These are the two most common questions which visitors from all over the world ask the Jewel House Wardens at the Tower of London. The first question is easy to answer - yes, of course they are real and if you visit the...

__M + m _ m ^m The First C astle On Christmas Day 1066 William Duke of Normandy was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey, somé two months after his victory over the Saxon King Harold at Hastings. At once William ordered the building of fortifications to help secure London, the chief city...