Whitehall
Whitehall Palace, the Palace of Whitehall or simply Whitehall, was one of the most complex and sizeable locations in the entirety of early modern
Europe. As the primary place of residence for monarchs from 1529 to 1698, Whitehall was an architectural testament to the shifting sociopolitical, religious,
and aesthetic currents of Renaissance England. Edward H. Shugden describes the geospatial location of Whitehall in noting that
[i]t lay on the left bank of the Thames, and extended from nearly the point where Westminster Bdge. now crosses the river to Scotland Yard, and from the river back to St. James’s Park(Sugden 564-565). The first recorded reference to what is now known as Whitehall notes the property’s sale to Gerin, an administrator under Henry II (Thurley 1). Ownership of the property shifted a number of times the 12th and early 13th centuries before coming into the possession ofWalter de Gray, Archbishop of York, in 1240 (based on Walter de Gray’s ownership, the property was known for centuries as
York Place) (Thurley 4). Around 1303, Edward I expanded upon York Place so that he and his family could temporarily reside there during his time spent at Westminster. Following Edward I’s expansions, George Neville likely rebuilt and expanded upon York Place in the 15th century. By 1515, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey began drastic, costly renovations to York House, but upon Woolsey’s removal in 1529, Henry VIII began using the house as his primary London residence, during which time it began to be known as
Whitehall(Cannon and Crowcroft). Following with Henrician expansions of the property, King James I built a new Banqueting House designed by Inigo Jones in 1634 (Blatherwick). Whitehall remained the primary residence for each of the Stuart monarchs through 17th century until Mary II & William III left Whitehall in favour of their own palace. The vast majority of the palace was destroyed by a fire in 1698, thoughInigo Jones’s Banqueting House still remains (Cannon and Crowcroft).
![View of Whitehall from St. James Park. Image courtesy of the Folger Digital Image Collection. View of Whitehall from St. James Park. Image courtesy of the Folger Digital Image Collection.](graphics/WHIT5_Folger_3461.jpg)
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Blatherwick, Simon.Whitehall.
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare. Ed. Michael Dobson, Stanley Wells, Will Sharpe, and Erin Sullivan. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2015. Print.This item is cited in the following documents:
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Cannon, John, and Robert Crowcroft.Whitehall palace.
A Dictionary of British History. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2015. Print.This item is cited in the following documents:
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Sugden, Edward. A Topographical Dictionary to the Works of Shakespeare and His Fellow Dramatists. Manchester: Manchester UP, 1925. Remediated by Internet Archive.This item is cited in the following documents:
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Thurley, Simon. Whitehall Palace: An Architectural History of the Royal Apartments, 1240–1698. New Haven: Yale UP, 1999. Print.This item is cited in the following documents:
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Edward I
Edward This numeral is a Roman numeral. The Arabic equivalent is 1I King of England Longshanks Hammer of the Scots
(b. between 17 June 1239 and 18 June 1239, d. in or before 27 October 1307)Edward I is mentioned in the following documents:
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Henry VIII
Henry This numeral is a Roman numeral. The Arabic equivalent is 8VIII King of England King of Ireland
(b. 28 June 1491, d. 28 January 1547)King of England and Ireland 1509-1547.Henry VIII is mentioned in the following documents:
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James VI and I
James This numeral is a Roman numeral. The Arabic equivalent is 6VI This numeral is a Roman numeral. The Arabic equivalent is 1I King of Scotland King of England King of Ireland
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Walter de Gray
Walter de Gray Bishop of Worcester Archbishop of York
(d. 1255)Lord Chancellor 1205–1214. Bishop of Worcester 1214–1216. Archbishop of York 1216–1255.Walter de Gray is mentioned in the following documents:
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Scotland Yard is mentioned in the following documents:
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St. James Park is mentioned in the following documents:
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Westminster is mentioned in the following documents:
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York House is mentioned in the following documents:
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Mentions of this place in Internet Shakespeare Editions texts
- That’s clapt vpon the Court Gate. (Henry The Eighth (Folio 1, 1623))
- That fill the Court with quarrels, talke, and Taylors. (Henry The Eighth (Folio 1, 1623))
- And farre enough from Court too. (Henry The Eighth (Folio 1, 1623))
- To Yorke-Place, where the Feast is held. (Henry The Eighth (Folio 1, 1623))
- ’Tis now the Kings, and call’d White-Hall. (Henry The Eighth (Folio 1, 1623))
- Which is to’th Court, and there ye shall be my Guests: (Henry The Eighth (Folio 1, 1623))
- you take the Court for Parish Garden: ye rude Slaues, (Henry The Eighth (Folio 1, 1623))
- great Toole, come to Court, the women so besiege vs? (Henry The Eighth (Folio 1, 1623))
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