Although some of the old palace remained, by 1835 there was a general consensus that the opportunity for a brand new building was too good to miss. A Royal Commission was set up, and an open ...

Westminster Palace, dominating the skyline with Big Ben and the Victoria Tower, is of a similar vintage. Built to replace the ramshackle old medieval and Tudor Westminster Palace which burned down in ...

Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched in London on Saturday calling for an end to the war in Gaza, amid ...

Queen Elizabeth took the throne at 25 years old and was officially crowned during a 1953 coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey. Throughout her reign, Queen Elizabeth met with numerous world ...

Sheppard, Edgar; Whitehall. This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996.

The story of the Elizabeth Tower began after the Great Fire of 1834 destroyed much of the old Palace of Westminster. As part of rebuilding efforts, a new clock tower was planned.

Experts working to restore the Palace of Westminster may have found remnants of the medieval Thames river, according to a report by BBC. As part of the restoration work for the building, the ...

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a 700-year-old stone wall beneath the Palace of Westminster. Experts believe the structure to be the original Thames River wall, which ran under the ...

Her coffin left Buckingham Palace for the last time Wednesday, borne on a horse-drawn carriage and saluted by cannons and the tolling of Big Ben, in a solemn procession to Westminster Hall.

April 6 marks the 119th anniversary of the Palace Livery Stable Fire in the heart of Westminster. The blaze broke out beside the Westminster Fire and Hose Co. No.1, which was located at 66 E. Main ...

Westminster Abbey has also been a frequent venue for royal funerals and burials. Since the early 19th century, almost all British sovereigns have been buried at Windsor Castle, including Elizabeth II.