ST. JAMES'S PALACE
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St James's Palace is one of London's oldest palaces. Commissioned by Henry VIII in 1530, it was built in 3 years between 1553 and 1556 in the Tudor style around four courtyards: Ambassadors' Court, Engine Court, Friary Court and Colour Court. In 1558, the palace was the setting for Mary Tudor's signing of the treaty returning the town of Calais to France. Henry VIII's children died here, the first in 1536, an illegitimate son of the king, and Mary Tudor, whose remains rest in Westminster Abbey alongside her half-sister. Charles II and James II were both born and baptized at St. James's, as were Mary of York (Mary II), Anne of York (Queen Anne) and James Francis Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender). From 1698, when the Palace of Whitehall was destroyed by fire, it was the residence of British sovereigns, and remained so for almost three centuries, until Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837. William IV was the last sovereign to reside at St. James's Palace. After his death, and until 1939, certain court rulings were still held at St James's Palace. It was also in the Royal Chapel that Queen Victoria married Prince Albert in 1840. The building is still home to members of the royal family, including King Charles III and his sons. The grand apartments contain numerous furnishings and an interesting range of royal portraits dating from the time of Henry VIII.
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