On This Day January 4

William III of England and his wife Mary disliked Whitehall Palace, which had been the main residence of the English monarchs since 1530, They lived mostly in Hampton Court. William was not too put out when one of the maid servants that they had bought with them from Holland set fire to Whitehall Palace and burned most of it down on January 4, 1698.

View Of A Fire At Whitehall Palace Pastel On Paper by English School

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