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Hampton Court Palace the great palace built by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey and obtained by Henry viii in 1530 after Wolsey's downfall. It was here that Edward Vi was born in 1537

The private chambers at Hampton court that were reserved for the highest noble guests and royals.

Another of the great palaces of Tudor England Whitehall was one of Henry viii's favourites and this palace was sadly burnt down in the 17th century.

The private apartments were reserved for only the highest nobility or royalty close to the King.

The fountains of Whitehall where indeed quite a spectacle to look at.

Windsor Castle has been a royal residence for nearly 900 years and it is still used today and Elizabeth I stayed here many times during her reign. At Windsor is At George's Chapel which is where Henry Viii is buried with Jane Seymour and his son Edward VI.

Greenwich Palace was a famous Tudor residence and it was the birthplace of Elizabeth I and it was one of Henry's favourite residences. It is also known as the Palace of Placentia and sadly the palace no longer exists but the present day Royal Observatory stands on site where it was located.

The bedchambers at Greenwich palace were given to those that visited the palace.

St James Palace was built by Henry VIII and this was an important royal residence that was second only to Whitehall Palace. It has been a principal royal residence for many years and now home to some members of the royal family but not used as a royal residence any more.

The Kings chambers at St James were where he would meet guests and spend time privately.

The Queens chambers ta St James palace were reserved for the Queen and her ladies but here she would also meet with any visitors coming to see her.

The guests chambers were those that were reserved for anyone visiting the palace for more than one day and only the royals and highest nobles would receive private chambers.

Bedchambers at St James for all of the guests that are visiting the palace.

Richmond Palace was a royal residence that was built by Henry viii in the early 1500's and was a favourite residence of Queen Elizabeth I who died there in 1603.

Lambeth Palace is the official residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury and it is located not far from the Palace of Westminster.

Kenilworth Castle is a castle located in Leicestershire that began it's construction in Norman times right through to Tudor era where new buildings were added to it. Here Robert Dudley held a great festivity for Elizabeth I. The castle was later ruined during the civil war.

Bolebroke Castle is a Medieval castle built in 1480. Henry viii stayed here whilst he was on his first hunting trip. It was believed it was from here at Bolebroke Castle that he began his courtship of Anne Boleyn.

Thornbury Castle is a castle located in Gloucestershire. Work was begun on it in 1512 for the Duke of Buckingham, Edward Stafford and it mainly served as a fortress.

Fotheringhay Castle, also known as Fotheringay Castle, was a High Middle Age Norman Motte-and-bailey castle in the village of Fotheringhay 3 ¹⁄₂ miles to the north of the market town of Oundle, Northamptonshire, England. It was probably founded around 1100 by Simon de Senlis, Earl of Northampton.

Carrow Abbey is a former Benedictine Priory located in the southeast of England in the City of Norwich. The Abbey was granted a royal charter in 1146 by King Stephen. The Abbey was also very popular with the Dukes of Norfolk.

Rochford Hall is a manor house located in Rochford Essex. During the reign of Henry Vii the residence belonged to Thomas Boleyn who was Viscount Rochford at the time. The hall was also the marital home of his daughter Mary Boleyn and later the residence became the home of George Boleyn.

Blickling Hall is a stately home located in Norfolk which is part of the Blickling Estate. The Hall became the residence of the Boleyn family in 1499 until 1505 when Thomas Boleyn acquired it. It was believed his children were born here too.

York Place is best known as being the home of the Archbishop's of York. It had a very close proximity to the king being located around Westminster and close to Whitehall. The last resident of York Place was Cardinal Wolsey who inherited the mansion in 1514.

Grafton Manor is located in Worcestershire and it was used in the reign of Henry II and Edward I for forest law. The manor dates back to before the Norman Conquest. Most residents of this manor held the position of Lord High Steward.

Greyfriars, Leicester, was a friary of the Order of Friars Minor, commonly known as the ... The choir of the friary church was a buttressed building, 10.4 metres (34 ft) ... Remnant of brick perimeter wall of the Grey Friars Priory, on Peacock Lane.

Ethie Castle dates to around 1300 when the monks of the nearby Arbroath Abbey built a sandstone keep. The castle passed through the hands of the Details Maxwell family and into the hands of the last Cardinal David Beaton who was murdered in 1546. In 1665 the Carnegie family purchased the castle.

Cawdor Castle is a castle in the parish of Cawdor in Nairnshire, Scotland. It is built around a 15th-century tower house, with substantial additions in later centuries. Originally a property of the Calder family, it passed to the Campbells in the 16th century.

Pembroke Castle is an old Medieval castle that was for many centuries the seat of the Earls of Pembroke. It was built in 1093 by a Welshman and has been a grade I listed building for 68 years.

Ludlow Castle is a ruined castle in Wales. It is believed to have been one of the first castles built in the Welsh Marches. It was here that Prince Arthur was given his own court when prince of Wales and here he died in 1502.

Cardiff Castle is a Medieval castle located in Wales. The castle was built in the 11th century by the Norman invaders on a hill where a Roman fort stood. From 12th century onwards it began to be built from stone. In the revolt of Owain Glendywr the castle was stormed.

Belfast Castle was built in the 12th century by the Normans and it was located in the town itself. The castle was home to the Barons of Chichester and the original Belfast castle was burnt down in 1708.

Cahir Castle is one of the largest castles in Ireland. It is situated on the river Suir. The castle was built in 1142 by Connor O'Brien. In the 14th century the castle was granted to the powerful Butler family who remodelled the castle in the 15th century.

Castle Kildare is a ruined castle located in Kildare in Ireland. The castle was built in the 12th century as an original motte and bailey Castle by Richard dear Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke.

Keady Castle is located in the town of Least in Northern Ireland. It is a fortress that is now a ruin that was located right on the border with the republic of Ireland.

Castle Oliver is a Victorian Mock Castle that was built more for entertainment purposes than for defense. The lands where the castle stand were settled in 1658 by Captain Robert Oliver who was a descendant of Oliver Cromwell.

The Palace of Versailles is the principal residence of the French monarchs especially from 1682 onwards. This remained the case right up until the French Revolution in the late 18th century. The palace was built on the site of and old church.

The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest of all French Chateaus. It dates from the earliest of 1137 and this Palace was a favourite residence of the French King's especially being used more of a hunting lodge. The palace also served as the royal residence of the French monarchs from Louis VII to Napoleon III. It was Francis I and Napoleon III who had most influence on the building.

The Palais Royal was originally called the Palais Cardinal. The palace served as the main residence of Cardinal Richelieu in the 17th century. Construction on the palace began in 1633 and was completed in 1639. Following the death of the cardinal in 1642 the palace passed into the hands of the King. From 1649 the Palace became the home of the exiled Henrietta Maria wife of Charles I following his beheading.

Luxembourg Palace was originally built between 1615-1645 and was the royal residence of the Regent Marie de Medici the mother of Louis Xiii of France. Over the years the palace was remodelled and designed.

The Palais Bourbon serves as a meeting place of the French National Assembly, the lower legislative chamber of the French government. It is located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, on the left bank of the Seine, across from the Place de la Concorde.

The Chateau dates back to 1368. On 31st March 1547 King Francis I of France died there in the room that was said to bear his name. In 1783 the Chateau became the property of Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette.

Chateaux de Foix dates back to as early as 970 and it was built mainly as a fortress that played key roles in military history. The castle was able to resist many assaults especially from Simon de Monfort and it was only taken once in 1486.

Chateau Gaillard is a Medieval Castle on which construction began in 1196 under Richard The Lionheart who was King of England and Duke Of Normandy. The Chateau took two years to build and in 1204 it was captured by King Phillip II after a long siege and in mid 14th century it became the home of the exiled King David I of Scotland. In 1599 King Henry IV of France ordered for it to be demolished.

The original fortress was built back as far as the Emperor Charlemagne but it was in 1306 when King Edward I of England gave permission to Cardinal de la mothe to build a second fortress.

Originally Chateau Angers was built as a fortress by the Romans and it was in the 9th century when it became the property of the Counts of Anjou. During the 12th century the Chateau became the part of the Angevin dynasty and part of the Plantagenet kingdom of England.

Chateau de Falais was the birthplace of William the Conqueror around 1028. The chateau would then pass into the hands of all his descendants following his accession to the English throne in 1066. The family held it until the 13th century when it was captured by Phillip II of France.

The Château de Condé is a private estate in Condé-en-Brie, Aisne, France, set in a park on the Champagne route 100 km from Paris. The Château de Condé is a private estate, listed as a historic monument and inhabited year round.

The Château de Fère-en-Tardenois is a ruined castle in the commune of Fère-en-Tardenois in the Aisne département of France. Construction of the original castle began in 1206. Little of that remains today.

The succession passed by various marriages to the houses of Nevers, Preuilly and Montoire. Bouchard VI, Count of Vendôme and Castres (died c. 1374), left as his heiress his sister Catherine, the wife of John of Bourbon, count of La Marche. The county of Vendôme was raised to the rank of a duchy and a peerage of France for Charles of Bourbon (1515); his son Antoine de Bourbon, king of Navarre, was the father of Henry IV, who gave the duchy of Vendôme in 1598 to his illegitimate son César de Bourbon (1594–1665). César, duke of Vendôme, took part in the disturbances which went on in France under the government of Cardinal Richelieu and of Cardinal Mazarin; he was the father of Louis, Duke of Vendôme, who married a niece of Mazarin, and François de Vendôme, Duc de Beaufort. The last of his family in the male line was Louis XIV's famous general, Louis Joseph, duc de Vendôme (1645–1712).

The College of Navarre was one of the colleges of the historic University of Paris, rivaling the Sorbonne and renowned for its library.

Copenhagen was a Danish city and it had a beautiful lake in it's city centre.

Copenhagen's port was the place were all of the city trade came from other countries.

Kronborg is a castle and stronghold in the town of Helsingør, Denmark. Immortalized as Elsinore in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Kronborg is one of the most important Renaissance castles in Northern Europe.

Kronborg Castle had many rooms amongst these were a throne room and a study.

The beautiful gardens at Kronborg Castle were beautiful and full of colour.

Christiansborg Palace is a palace and government building on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the seat of the Danish Parliament, the Danish Prime Minister's Office, and the Supreme Court of Denmark.

The King's chambers at Christiansborg were beautiful and amongst these there was a lovely state room and also receiving room.

Peleș Castle is a Neo-Renaissance castle in the Carpathian Mountains, near Sinaia, in Prahova County, Romania, on an existing medieval route linking Transylvania and Wallachia, built between 1873 and 1914. Its inauguration was held in 1883. It was constructed for King Carol I.

The rooms reserved for the ruling sovereign at Peles Castle.

The rooms that were reserved for the Queen of Romania and here she would also meet with her guests.

The bedchambers at Peles Castle.

There were many state rooms at Peles Castle and all of them were nicely decorated too.

The gardens at Peles Castle were beautiful and amongst these gardens there was a lovely Sculpture garden.

Balga was a medieval castle of the Teutonic Knights in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. The castle ruins are located on the shore of the Vistula Lagoon, north of Mamonovo in the Pogranichny municipality of Bagrationovsky District, about 30 km (19 mi) southwest of Kaliningrad.

The Winter Palace was the official residence of the Russian Emperors from 1732 to 1917. Today, the palace and its precincts form the Hermitage Museum. Situated between Palace Embankment and Palace Square, in Saint Petersburg, adjacent to the site of Peter the Great's original Winter Palace, the present and fourth Winter Palace was built and altered almost continuously between the late 1730s and 1837, when it was severely damaged by fire and immediately rebuilt. The storming of the palace in 1917, as depicted in Soviet propaganda art and Sergei Eisenstein's 1927 film October, became an iconic symbol of the Russian Revolution.

The King did not have as many rooms at the Winter Palace as other kings did from other nations but these were still very grand rooms.

At the Winter Palace the Queen had about the same amount of rooms as the king and both were nice in the decoration.

There were many bedrooms at the winter palace and many were different colours too.

Most of the rooms at the Winter Palace were state rooms but there were other few minor rooms such as a dining room and a music room.

The gardens at the Winter Palace were round in shape and were filled with beautiful plants and flowers. There was also an inside garden too.