Whitehall Palace had seen and survived more than its fair share of political tumult and scandal. It had even survived fires that had devastated London in the mid-17th century. But its downfall ...

These pictures show the extensive renovations taking place at the 17th-century Banqueting House ... on the last surviving tie to the lost Palace of Whitehall, which was destroyed by a fire ...

But in the 17th century, pineapples were so rare ... including those at Hampton Court Palace, Whitehall Palace, Windsor Castle and Kew. But it is the fixation with the pineapple that provides ...