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It was built by Henry VIII between 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 is an ...

Wells Cathedral in Somerset doubled as the Palace of Whitehall for the second series ... also features in the new series, serving as Cromwell's study, as well as Gloucester Cathedral.

The Old War Office, originally completed in 1906 and designed by British architect William Young, was formerly the site of the original Palace of Whitehall.