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4 days ago · Buckingham Palace, palace and London residence of the British sovereign. 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.
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4 days ago · The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is located in London, England. It is commonly called the Houses of Parliament after the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two legislative chambers which occupy the building.
5 days ago · It was in front of Buckingham Palace that the Scots Fusilier Guards paraded in the early dawn of a bleak March day in 1854, en route from the Wellington Barracks to Portsmouth, to embark for the Black Sea. The Queen, accompanied by the Prince Consort, the Prince of Wales, then a youth of twelve, and three others of her elder children, looked ...
3 days ago · Where history lives. We are a cooperative of independent historic houses, supporting one another and working together to keep Britain’s heritage alive for future generations. About Us. Where can I visit as a member? Discover palaces and parterres, manor houses and mansions, Palladian piles and parkland, all across the UK.
5 days ago · The Thames is some 205 miles (330 km) long, running 140 miles (226 km) from the source to the tidal waters limit—i.e., from Thames Head to Teddington Lock —and, as an estuary, a further 65 miles (104 km) from there to The Nore sandbank, which marks the transition from estuary to open sea.
5 days ago · Find out more about the National Trust's Buckingham Chantry Chapel, a medieval chapel, restored by Gilbert Scott in the 1870s.
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3 days ago · St. James Court, our 5-star hotel near Buckingham Palace, is a Victorian masterpiece and Britain's finest hotel in London. Come and experience our Luxury hotel in London in its truest sense!
