 UK £12.95 Paperback with flaps 128 pages 160 illustrations 28.5 x 23 cm (11.25 x 9.25 in) ISBN: 978-1-8589-4424-1 Not available in North America | Whitehall Palace The Official Illustrated History Simon Thurley Whitehall Palace in central London, at one time Europe’s largest royal residence, has been at the centre of some of the most momentous events in England’s history, from the execution of Charles I and the establishment of the Commonwealth to the Glorious Revolution and the succession to the throne of William III and Mary II. All that remains of the palace today, however, is Inigo Jones’s magnificent Banqueting House, the majority of the complex having succumbed to a devastating fire in 1698. Beginning in the Middle Ages with Whitehall’s origins as the home of the Archbishop of York and covering every stage of its gradual transformation into a palace fit for the royal household, Whitehall Palace is the story of a remarkable building.
The complete history of Whitehall Palace, the official seat of the English monarchy for almost 160 years Part of Merrell’s highly popular series of official illustrated histories of the royal palaces of London Will appeal to anyone interested in British history and architecture Published in association with Historic Royal Palaces   amazon: UK · USA · Canada · France · Germany · Japan Barnes & Noble · Waterstones · bookshop.org.uk · bookshop.org 
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Author Profile Simon Thurley is Chief Executive of English Heritage, the former Director of Historic Royal Palaces and a leading architectural historian. His many publications include The Royal Palaces of Tudor England: Architecture and Court Life, 1460–1547 (1993) and Hampton Court: A Social and Architectural History (2003). | ||||||||||
Reviews The text is engagingly written and authoritative and is also lavishly produced … a revelation and a delight This is a rich – and reasonably priced – evocation that complements the already published guides to the other Royal Palaces Richly illustrated, this treasure of a history book tells its story in full | ||||||||||
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