Whitehall About 1650 [Getty Images]

Whitehall about 1650', (1881). The Palace of Whitehall at Westminster, then a village outside London, was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698, when most of it was destroyed by fire. From Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. Westminster and the Western Suburbs, by Edward Walford, Vol. III. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris & New York, 1881]. Artist Unknown. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images) — see more

Whitehall about 1650', (1881). The Palace of Whitehall at Westminster, then a village outside London, was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698, when most of it was destroyed by fire. From Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. Westminster and the Western Suburbs, by Edward Walford, Vol. III. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris & New York, 1881]. Artist Unknown. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)

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