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The present or former official residences of monarchs or bishops within the present borders of the United Kingdom.

Resources in This Category

• Channel4: Big Royal Dig

  http://www.channel4.com/programmes/time-team-big-royal-dig
  Time Team excavated in the gardens of Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Holyroodhouse in 2006. Includes history and tours of the three buildings.

• Eltham Palace and Gardens

  http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/eltham-palace-and-gardens/
  English Heritage describes this combination of medieval royal palace and Art Deco home. Includes virtual tours, history, games, downloadable activity sheets, news and visitor information.

• Greenwich Palace

  http://www.britannia.com/history/londonhistory/grw-pal1.html
  Britannia presents an illustrated history drawn from John Timbs 'Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales' of the palace destroyed c.1660, and the Queen's House designed by Inigo Jones.

• Historic Royal Palaces

  http://www.hrp.org.uk/
  Official guide to the Tower of London, Hampton Court, Kensington Palace, the Banqueting House and Kew Palace. Images, histories and information for visitors.

• Leeds Castle, Kent

  http://www.leeds-castle.com/
  A Norman castle on two islands in a lake was converted to a palace by Henry VIII. Now restored, it houses a magnificent collection of furnishings, tapestries and paintings.

• Linlithgow Palace, Scotland

  http://www.aboutscotland.com/linlith/gow.html
  About Scotland provides a plan and illustrated history of this ruined but still impressive former residence of Scottish kings and queens, now in the care of Historic Scotland.

• Palace of Westminster

  http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/palace/
  The official site explains the history of the, including its only medieval survival, Westminster Hall, built by William Rufus 1097-99.

• The Royal Pavilion

  http://brightonmuseums.org.uk/royalpavilion/
  This opulent seaside home was remodelled in Indian style by John Nash 1815-1823 for George, Prince Regent and later George IV. Includes history, photographs, and historic images.

• The Royal Residences

  http://www.royal.gov.uk/TheRoyalResidences/ResChannel.aspx
  Queen Elizabeth provides illustrated histories of Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Balmoral, Holyroodhouse, St James Palace, Kensington Palace, Sandringham and Frogmore, with visitor information.

• Wayneflete Tower

  http://www.waynefletetower.co.uk/
  The impressive brick gatehouse which is all that remains of the palace of the Bishop of Winchester in Esher, Surrey. Its owner, Penny Rainbow, has written a history of the building.

• Wikipedia: Holyrood Palace

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holyroodhouse
  An illustrated history and description of the principal residence of the kings and queens of Scotland since the 15th century from the online collaborative encyclopedia.

• Wikipedia: Palace of Whitehall

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Whitehall
  An illustrated history of the main London residence of English monarchs from 1530 until 1698, from the online collaborative encyclopedia.

• Windsor Castle

  http://www.berkshirehistory.com/castles/windsor_cast.html
  The story of this great castle from fortification to palace, taken from P.H. Ditchfield's "Bygone Berkshire" (1896). Part of David Nash Ford's Berkshire History.

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