The antiquary W. J. Loftie reconstructs the rambling palace of Whitehall, the chief royal residence of London from Henry VIII until the great fire of 1698, and the Banqueting House that Inigo Jones built for James I. He describes Holbein’s Gate, Scotland Yard and the Treasury, and the courtiers, queens and priests who crowded its galleries under the Tudors and Stuarts.
A compact 1895 history for anyone who walks down Whitehall and wonders what stood there. Download the free EPUB.