From numerous old plans, diaries, and other historical papers it is possible to understand the exact plan of the old palace of Whitehall, which in the days of Charles II. was of immense size.

On this day in 1649, King Charles I was led from St James's Palace to Banqueting House on Whitehall, in front of which he was beheaded, thus drawing a gory line under the English Civil War.

Charles I may be best known for the way he died — publicly beheaded outside London’s Palace of Whitehall in 1649 after being tried for treason. As suggested by this grisly end, Charles I was ...

King Charles has advertised for a new royal ... 1531 and 1536 and became the most senior royal residence after the Palace of Whitehall was destroyed in a fire in 1698. The new role at the palace ...

Charles and ... down the Mall from Whitehall to honour those who served in the conflict. They will watch the procession on the Queen Victoria Memorial, outside Buckingham Palace, and will be ...