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Historic Royal Palaces Official guide to the Tower of London, Hampton Court, Kensington Palace, the Banqueting House and Kew Palace. Images, histories and information for visitors. Auckland Castle The official site for the residence of the Bishop of Durham, developed from a medieval hunting lodge, provides a brief history and Quick Time Virtual Reality tour. Greenwich Palace Britannia presents an illustrated history drawn from John Timbs 'Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales' of the palace destroyed c.1660, and the Queen's House designed by Inigo Jones. Linlithgow Palace, Scotland About Scotland provides a plan and illustrated history of this ruined but still impressive former residence of Scottish kings and queens, now in the care of Historic Scotland. Palace of Westminster The official site explains the history of the former royal palace, including its only medieval survival - Westminster Hall, built by William Rufus 1097-99, with a magnificent hammerbeam roof added later. Residences of the Queen Royal Collection Enterprises presents Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Balmoral Castle and Sandringham House. Illustrated histories and visitor information. The Royal Residences Queen Elizabeth provides illustrated histories of Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Balmoral, Holyroodhouse, St James Palace, Kensington Palace, Sandringham and Frogmore, with visitor information. Holyrood Palace in the Reign of Mary Queen of Scots A detailed, illustrated description of this palace built in 1501 beside Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, including plans and early images, from Lancaster University. Windsor Castle The story of this great castle from fortification to palace, taken from P.H. Ditchfield's "Bygone Berkshire" (1896). Part of David Nash Ford's Berkshire History. Scone Palace, Scotland The ancient coronation place of the kings and queens of Scotland. The official site provides an illustrated history, tour and visitor information. |
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