Elizabeth’s coffin remained in Whitehall Palace for three weeks and she was then laid to rest in a lavish funeral in the vault of her grandfather King Henry VII. Lady Southwell described that ...

For over a hundred years, starting in the 16th century, Whitehall Palace was the seat of the Tudor and Stuart monarchies, not to mention the site of many of their most notorious antics.

The name Whitehall, however, was not in general use until the reign of Queen Elizabeth; while its use as an official designation came much later, commencing with the reign of James I. The palace ...

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip greet the president and Laura Bush at Buckingham palace. The president visits Whitehall Palace to deliver a speech defending his foreign policy to members of a ...