Database: Buckingham Palace - Revision history

imported>Darman36 at 23:47, 27 June 2024

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	When Queen [[~~Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom\|~~Victoria]] first moved into [[Buckingham Palace]] in 1837, mere weeks after her ascension to the throne, she remarked, "I delight in Buckingham." That was before she realized the palace was cold, musty, poorly ventilated, and far too small for her needs.		When Queen [[Victoria]] first moved into [[Buckingham Palace]] in 1837, mere weeks after her ascension to the throne, she remarked, "I delight in Buckingham." That was before she realized the palace was cold, musty, poorly ventilated, and far too small for her needs.

	The original buildings was a private residence built by the [[John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby\|Duke of Buckingham]]. King [[George III of the United Kingdom\|George III]] purchased the appropriately-named Buckingham House in 1761 as a gift for his wife, Queen [[Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz\|Charlotte]]. [[George IV of the United Kingdom\|George IV]] took the throne in 1820, and he aimed to upgrade Buckingham House to a palace. The grandiose king hired architect [[John Nash]], and Nash doubled the size of the original Buckingham House, adding a new suite of rooms, demolishing the north and south wings and rebuilding them larger than before, and installing a large {{Wiki\|Marble Arch}} in the courtyard. After all, what's a courtyard without a [[marble]] arch? Don't even invite [[Shaun Hastings\|me]] round if you lack one. Nash got so carried away with building the new palace that his budget ballooned to about half a million pounds. He was fired in 1829, and George IV died the following year, before the palace was completed.		The original buildings was a private residence built by the [[John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby\|Duke of Buckingham]]. King [[George III of the United Kingdom\|George III]] purchased the appropriately-named Buckingham House in 1761 as a gift for his wife, Queen [[Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz\|Charlotte]]. [[George IV of the United Kingdom\|George IV]] took the throne in 1820, and he aimed to upgrade Buckingham House to a palace. The grandiose king hired architect [[John Nash]], and Nash doubled the size of the original Buckingham House, adding a new suite of rooms, demolishing the north and south wings and rebuilding them larger than before, and installing a large {{Wiki\|Marble Arch}} in the courtyard. After all, what's a courtyard without a [[marble]] arch? Don't even invite [[Shaun Hastings\|me]] round if you lack one. Nash got so carried away with building the new palace that his budget ballooned to about half a million [[Pound sterling\|pounds]]. He was fired in 1829, and George IV died the following year, before the palace was completed.

	George IV's successor, his brother [[William IV of the United Kingdom\|William IV]], oversaw the completion of Buckingham Palace but never lived there. It was Queen Victoria who would be the first monarch to take up residency at Buckingham Palace, almost twenty years after its construction began.		George IV's successor, his brother [[William IV of the United Kingdom\|William IV]], oversaw the completion of Buckingham Palace but never lived there. It was Queen Victoria who would be the first [[Monarchy\|monarch]] to take up residency at Buckingham Palace, almost twenty years after its construction began.
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imported>Darman36 at 04:27, 10 March 2022

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	When Queen [[Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom\|Victoria]] first moved into [[Buckingham Palace]] in 1837, mere weeks after her ascension to the throne, she remarked, "I delight in Buckingham." That was before she realized the palace was cold, musty, poorly ventilated, and far too small for her needs.		When Queen [[Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom\|Victoria]] first moved into [[Buckingham Palace]] in 1837, mere weeks after her ascension to the throne, she remarked, "I delight in Buckingham." That was before she realized the palace was cold, musty, poorly ventilated, and far too small for her needs.

	The original buildings was a private residence built by the [[John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby\|Duke of Buckingham]]. King [[George III of the United Kingdom\|George III]] purchased the appropriately-named Buckingham House in 1761 as a gift for his wife, Queen [[Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz\|Charlotte]]. [[George IV of the United Kingdom\|George IV]] took the throne in 1820, and he aimed to upgrade Buckingham House to a palace. The grandiose king hired architect [[John Nash]], and Nash doubled the size of the original Buckingham House, adding a new suite of rooms, demolishing the north and south wings and rebuilding them larger than before, and installing a large Marble Arch in the courtyard. After all, what's a courtyard without a marble arch? Don't even invite me round if you lack one. Nash got so carried away with building the new palace that his budget ballooned to about half a million pounds. He was fired in 1829, and George IV died the following year, before the palace was completed.		The original buildings was a private residence built by the [[John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby\|Duke of Buckingham]]. King [[George III of the United Kingdom\|George III]] purchased the appropriately-named Buckingham House in 1761 as a gift for his wife, Queen [[Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz\|Charlotte]]. [[George IV of the United Kingdom\|George IV]] took the throne in 1820, and he aimed to upgrade Buckingham House to a palace. The grandiose king hired architect [[John Nash]], and Nash doubled the size of the original Buckingham House, adding a new suite of rooms, demolishing the north and south wings and rebuilding them larger than before, and installing a large {{Wiki\|Marble Arch}} in the courtyard. After all, what's a courtyard without a [[marble]] arch? Don't even invite [[Shaun Hastings\|me]] round if you lack one. Nash got so carried away with building the new palace that his budget ballooned to about half a million pounds. He was fired in 1829, and George IV died the following year, before the palace was completed.

	George IV's successor, his brother [[William IV of the United Kingdom\|William IV]], oversaw the completion of Buckingham Palace but never lived there. It was Queen Victoria who would be the first monarch to take up residency at Buckingham Palace, almost twenty years after its construction began.		George IV's successor, his brother [[William IV of the United Kingdom\|William IV]], oversaw the completion of Buckingham Palace but never lived there. It was Queen Victoria who would be the first monarch to take up residency at Buckingham Palace, almost twenty years after its construction began.

imported>Lady Kyashira at 09:17, 28 November 2018

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	When Queen [[Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom\|Victoria]] first moved into [[Buckingham Palace]] in 1837, mere weeks after her ascension to the throne, she remarked, "I delight in Buckingham." That was before she realized the palace was cold, musty, poorly ventilated, and far too small for her needs.		When Queen [[Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom\|Victoria]] first moved into [[Buckingham Palace]] in 1837, mere weeks after her ascension to the throne, she remarked, "I delight in Buckingham." That was before she realized the palace was cold, musty, poorly ventilated, and far too small for her needs.

	The original buildings was a private residence built by the Duke of Buckingham. King [[George III of the United Kingdom\|George III]] purchased the appropriately-named Buckingham House in 1761 as a gift for his wife, Queen Charlotte. George IV took the throne in 1820, and he aimed to upgrade Buckingham House to a palace. The grandiose king hired architect John Nash, and Nash doubled the size of the original Buckingham House, adding a new suite of rooms, demolishing the north and south wings and rebuilding them larger than before, and installing a large Marble Arch in the courtyard. After all, what's a courtyard without a marble arch? Don't even invite me round if you lack one. Nash got so carried away with building the new palace that his budget ballooned to about half a million pounds. He was fired in 1829, and George IV died the following year, before the palace was completed.		The original buildings was a private residence built by the [[John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby\|Duke of Buckingham]]. King [[George III of the United Kingdom\|George III]] purchased the appropriately-named Buckingham House in 1761 as a gift for his wife, Queen [[Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz\|Charlotte]]. [[George IV of the United Kingdom\|George IV]] took the throne in 1820, and he aimed to upgrade Buckingham House to a palace. The grandiose king hired architect [[John Nash]], and Nash doubled the size of the original Buckingham House, adding a new suite of rooms, demolishing the north and south wings and rebuilding them larger than before, and installing a large Marble Arch in the courtyard. After all, what's a courtyard without a marble arch? Don't even invite me round if you lack one. Nash got so carried away with building the new palace that his budget ballooned to about half a million pounds. He was fired in 1829, and George IV died the following year, before the palace was completed.

	George IV's successor, his brother William IV, oversaw the completion of Buckingham Palace but never lived there. It was Queen Victoria who would be the first monarch to take up residency at Buckingham Palace, almost twenty years after its construction began.		George IV's successor, his brother [[William IV of the United Kingdom\|William IV]], oversaw the completion of Buckingham Palace but never lived there. It was Queen Victoria who would be the first monarch to take up residency at Buckingham Palace, almost twenty years after its construction began.
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When Queen [[Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom|Victoria]] first moved into [[Buckingham Palace]] in 1837, mere weeks after her ascension to the throne, she remarked, "I delight in Buckingham." That was before she realized the palace was cold, musty, poorly ventilated, and far too small for her needs.

The original buildings was a private residence built by the Duke of Buckingham. King [[George III of the United Kingdom|George III]] purchased the appropriately-named Buckingham House in 1761 as a gift for his wife, Queen Charlotte. George IV took the throne in 1820, and he aimed to upgrade Buckingham House to a palace. The grandiose king hired architect John Nash, and Nash doubled the size of the original Buckingham House, adding a new suite of rooms, demolishing the north and south wings and rebuilding them larger than before, and installing a large Marble Arch in the courtyard. After all, what's a courtyard without a marble arch? Don't even invite me round if you lack one. Nash got so carried away with building the new palace that his budget ballooned to about half a million pounds. He was fired in 1829, and George IV died the following year, before the palace was completed.

George IV's successor, his brother William IV, oversaw the completion of Buckingham Palace but never lived there. It was Queen Victoria who would be the first monarch to take up residency at Buckingham Palace, almost twenty years after its construction began.
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