Green Park
The Green Park, usually known simply as Green Park, is one of London's Royal Parks, located in the borough of Westminster.
History[edit | edit source]
The park was first commissioned as Upper St. James' Park by King Charles II, who desired to be able to walk from Hyde Park to St. James' Park without having to take his feet off royal soil. This was so as to bridge the unroyal gap between the aforementioned parks.[1]
In 1746, the park was subsequently renamed as Green Park in 1746 due to a story surrounding King Charles and his spouse Queen Catherine. According to the story, Catherine discovered Charles had picked flowers from the park to give to another woman. In a fit of jealousy, Catherine ordered the flower beds to be removed, making the park entirely green.[1]
During Queen Victoria's reign in 1840, the park was the site of an assassination attempt by Edward Oxford on a then-pregnant-Victoria. The assassin fired his pistol twice on the Queen's carriage, but missed, and he was subsequently subdued.[1]