Kensington Palace (4): Kings Apartments

The Kings staircase leads into the presence chamber where King George I and II would receive visitors and petitioners. Compared to … More

Kensington Palace (3): Kings Staircase

The Kings Appartments as we see them today are the creation of George I and his son, GeorgeII in the … More

Henry Havelock was born near Sunderland in 1795, the son of a shipbuilder. He left school in 1813 and went to … More

This is the oldest surviving part of the palace, dating to the original work carried out by William and Mary … More

Charles James Napier was born in the Palace of Whitehall in London in August 1782 into a military family. Aged 12 … More

When William and Mary arrived in England in 1689 to take the throne they purchased Nottingham House in the village … More

It is thought that this has been a site of worship for over 2000 years as excavations have revealed the presence … More

A trip out of London for today’s post: The Renwick memorial (also known as ‘The Response’) is to be found in … More

The memorial, designed by Sir Gilbert Scott, was commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her husband Prince Albert, who had died in … More

All that remains of the church of St Martin Orgar in the city of London is it’s bell tower. The … More