Banqueting House

The origins of Whitehall….

Jan 30, 2023

anniversaries, buildings, religion, sources

Banqueting House, Charing Cross, Charles I, Charters, executions, Henry VIII, Prior of St. John of Jerusalem, Richard II, St. Martin in the Fields, Whitehall, Wiltshire Record Society

The palace of Whitehall is usually associated with Henry VIII, but a house called White Hall occupied the “plot” well before then:- “….144 (f.52v, no.x’xvi). St. Martin in the Fields. 22 Oct. 1397. Charter of William Savage of London, William Skotte of Walpole, chaplain, and Thomas de Burgh, chaplain, granting with warranty to John de…
Digging up our monarchs; no, not Richard III this time….!

Aug 17, 2021

anniversaries, archaeology, buildings, religion, Science

Anne Boleyn, Anne of Bohemia, Banqueting House, burial, Catherine de Valois, Charles I, childbirth, death, Edward I, Edward IV, Edward V, Edward VI, executions, Exhumation, George IV, Greenwich Palace, Henry II, James VII/II, John, King’s Langley, Leicester, Newark Castle, Old St. Paul’s, Pontefract Castle, Richard II, Richard III, Samuel Pepys, Society of Antiquaries, St. Edward the Confessor, St. Peter ad Vincula, St. Thomas Becket, Tower of London, Victoria, Westminster Abbey, Windsor Castle, Worcester Cathedral

I’m told that even now, if you purchase a plot of ground in which to put your loved ones to rest, the chances are they’ll only lie in peace for eighty years, at which time they are removed and new occupants move in. Well, for centuries our dead haven’t always been left to enjoy their…
The lost palace of Whitehall brought back to life….

Jan 30, 2019

anniversaries, art, buildings

Banqueting House, Charles I, executions, fire, Henry VIII, Historic Royal Palaces, Inigo Jones, James VI/I, Rubens, Thomas Wolsey, Whitehall Palace, York Place

To cut a long story short, this site (5th July 2016) relates that Historic Royal Palaces has embarked upon a project to allow visitors to explore the Palace of Whitehall, which was largely destroyed by fire in the late 17th century. I hope that by now it is fact, and available. Whitehall, which was destroyed by…

Banqueting House

The origins of Whitehall….

Digging up our monarchs; no, not Richard III this time….!

The lost palace of Whitehall brought back to life….