Tudor Court of Henry viii.

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Another of the great palaces of Tudor England Whitehall was one of Henry viii's favourites and this palace was sadly burnt down in the 17th century.

Hampton court was the favourite residence of Henry viii. The palace had originally been built by Cardinal Wolsey but was handed over to Henry viii after Wolsey's downfall. Jane Seymour gave birth to Edward vi here in 1537.

St James palace was one of the main Tudor residences and owned by Henry viii and it was also the palace where his daughter Mary died in 1558.

Greenwich Palace was a famous Tudor residence and it was the birthplace of Elizabeth I and it was one of Henry's favourite residences. It is also known as the Palace of Placentia and sadly the palace no longer exists but the present day Royal Observatory stands on site where it was located.

Westminster Palace is located in the city of Westminster in London and on the Thames river and it was a well used palace during Tudor England. The palace today is home to the English Parliament but has all the original interiors of the Tudor dynasty. Westminster has a famous clocktower known as Big Ben.

Richmond Palace was a royal residence that was built by Henry viii in the early 1500's and was a favourite residence of Queen Elizabeth I who died there in 1603.

Lambeth Palace is the official residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury and it is located not far from the Palace of Westminster.

The Palace of Placentia was an English Royal Palace built by Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, in 1443, in Greenwich, on the banks of the River Thames, downstream from London. It was demolished by Charles II in 1660, to make way for a new palace which was never constructed.

Buckden Towers, formerly known as Buckden Palace, is a 12th-century fortified house, located on High Street, Buckden, Cambridgeshire, England.

Hever Castle is a beautiful castle located in the county of Kent. Hever was the childhood home of the Boleyn family and it was where Anne spent a lot of her time as a child. Hever has some of the prettiest gardens in England and it was believed it was here where Henry first met with Anne Boleyn upon his visit.

Kimbolton Castle is a country house located in Cambridgeshire. It was the final home of Henry viii's first wife Katherine of Aragon. It started life as a castle but was converted into a stately palace. It was here that Katherine of Aragon died in January 1536.

Allington Castle was a castle built in the 12th century but the place was torn down during the resurgence of the monarchy in the 13th century. Allington went on to be converted into a manor house.

Windsor Castle has been a royal residence for nearly 900 years and it is still used today and Elizabeth I stayed here many times during her reign. At Windsor is At George's Chapel which is where Henry Viii is buried with Jane Seymour and his son Edward VI.

Eastnor Castle is a castle located in the Herefordshire countryside and it has been for years the home of the Cocks family. It was built in the early 1500's by it's founder and has been updated over the years.

The Tower of London is one of the oldest buildings in England. It was constructed by William the Conqueror in the 11th century and during its time has been both a palace and a prison and is best known as a prison. At the Tower of London the monarchs were prepared for their coronation and it is also home to the Crown Jewels. Two of Henry's wives were executed at the Tower these being Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard.

Southampton Castle is an old Castle that was built after the Norman conquest of England. It was mainly converted to stone in the 12th century and it played a keep part in trade deals before falling into disrepair in the 14th century and later as well.

Leeds Castle was built in the 12th century and in 13th century it came into the hands of Edward I who used it as a residence. It became one of his favourite residences. In the 16th century it became a dwelling for Henry viii first wife Catherine of Aragon.

Kenilworth Castle is a castle located in Leicestershire that began it's construction in Norman times right through to Tudor era where new buildings were added to it. Here Robert Dudley held a great festivity for Elizabeth I. The castle was later ruined during the civil war.

Dover Castle is a castle that is located on the Kent coast and it has mainly served as a defensive fortress against enemy invaders from the channel. From Dover tunnels were built allowing access straight to coast below.

Sudeley Castle was the home of Catherine Parr following her marriage to King Henry Viii. It is a beautiful building believed to have been built during the 15th century.

Warwick Castle is one of the oldest castles in England. It was built by William the Conqueror and it was extracted from the base of a wooden fort. Warwick played a key part during the Wars of the Roses.

Pontefract Castle is a castle ruin in the town of Pontefract, in West Yorkshire, England. King Richard II is thought to have died there. It was the site of a series of famous sieges during the 17th-century English Civil War.

Bolebroke Castle is a Medieval castle built in 1480. Henry viii stayed here whilst he was on his first hunting trip. It was believed it was from here at Bolebroke Castle that he began his courtship of Anne Boleyn.

Croft Castle dates as far back as the 11th century and the present castle dates from the 14th century. Croft is the home of the Croft family from where it gets it's name.

Codnor Castle is a ruined 13th-century castle in Derbyshire, England. The land around Codnor came under the jurisdiction of William Peverel after the Norman conquest.

In 1527, the castle played host to Cardinal Wolsey, Sir Thomas More and the Earl of Derby and on November 20th 1532 King Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Sir Francis Weston and Sir Francis Bryan were among its guests.

Herstmonceux Castle is a brick built castle dating from the early 15th century. The construction began in 1441. In the 1540's the castle was confiscated by King Henry Viii before returning into the hands of its original family during his children reigns. The castle was dismantled in 1777 and later restored.

Alnwick Castle is a castle and country house in Alnwick in the English county of Northumberland. It is the seat of The 12th Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman conquest and renovated and remodelled a number of times.

Bolton Castle is a 14th century castle located in Yorkshire. The castle was built between 1378 and 1399 by the 1st member of the Scope family and is an example of a quadrangular castle. Bolton Castle was damaged during the English Civil War and the castle is still in the hands of the Scope family.

Raby Castle is a medieval castle located near Staindrop in County Durham, England, among 200 acres of deer park. It was built by John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de Raby, between approximately 1367 and 1390. Cecily Neville, the mother of the Kings Edward IV and Richard III, was born here.

Grimsthorpe Castle is a country house in Lincolnshire, England 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of Bourne on the A151. It lies within a 3,000 acre (12 km²) park of rolling pastures, lakes, and woodland landscaped by Capability Brown. While Grimsthorpe is not a castle in the strict sense of the word, its character is massive and martial – the towers and outlying pavilions recalling the bastions of a great fortress in classical dress. Grimsthorpe has been the home of the de Eresby family since 1516.

Brougham Castle is a medieval building about 2 miles south-east of Penrith, Cumbria, England. The castle was founded by Robert I de Vieuxpont in the early 13th century. The site, near the confluence of the rivers, Eamont and Lowther, had been chosen by the Romans for a Roman fort called Brocavum.

Skipton Castle is a Grade I Listed medieval castle in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1090 by Robert de Romille, a Norman baron, and has been preserved for over 900 years.

Baynard's Castle refers to buildings on two neighbouring sites in the City of London, between where Blackfriars Station and St Paul's Cathedral now stand. The first was a Norman fortification constructed by Ralph Baynard, 1st feudal baron of Little Dunmow in Essex, and was demolished by King John in 1213.

Hornby Castle is a country house, developed from a medieval castle, standing to the east of the village of Hornby in the Lune Valley, Lancashire, England. It occupies a position overlooking the village in a curve of the River Wenning.

Dudley Castle is a ruined fortification in the town of Dudley, West Midlands, England. Originally a wooden motte and bailey castle built soon after the Norman Conquest, it was rebuilt as a stone fortification during the twelfth century but subsequently demolished on the orders of King Henry II. Rebuilding of the castle took place from the second half of the thirteenth century and culminated in the construction of a range of buildings within the fortifications by John Dudley. The fortifications were slighted by order of Parliament during the English Civil War and the residential buildings destroyed by fire in 1750. In the nineteenth and early twentieth century the site was used for fêtes and pageants.

Sheriff Hutton Castle is a quadrangular castle in the village of Sheriff Hutton, North Yorkshire, England.

Kenninghall is an ancient manor house located in Norfolk. The house has been for many years the home of the Dukes of Norfolk given to the Howard family by the sovereign.

York Place is best known as being the home of the Archbishop's of York. It had a very close proximity to the king being located around Westminster and close to Whitehall. The last resident of York Place was Cardinal Wolsey who inherited the mansion in 1514.

Wolfhall is an old manor house located in the town of Burbage in Wiltshire. For long periods of the Tudor dynasty it was the seat of the Seymour family of which one was Henry viii third wife Jane Seymour.

Suffolk Place is a mansion located in the borough of Southwark in London. The house was built in the fifteenth century by the Duke of Suffolk Charles Brandon. Later the mansion was exchanged and given to Henry Viii in exchange for Norfolk Place in 1536.

Westhorpe Hall was the residence of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk and of Princess Mary (daughter of King Henry VII and sister of King Henry VIII), a love match and second marriage for Mary (she was briefly Queen consort of France as wife of Louis XII) and third marriage for Charles. He was previously married to the wealthy widow Margaret Neville, and then Anne Browne, mother to Charles's two eldest daughters, Anne Brandon and Mary Brandon. There, they raised their children, Frances (mother of Lady Jane Grey), Eleanor, and Henry Brandon, 1st Earl of Lincoln. Princess Mary Tudor died at Westhorpe Hall where her body was embalmed and held in state for three weeks.

Parham Old Hall also known as Moat Hall is a moated site and historic medieval mansion close to the village of Parham, Suffolk, England closely associated with the Barons Willoughby of Parham, it is a Grade II listed building on the National Heritage List for England and has the remains of a formal garden, the site is a Scheduled Monument with remains of a 15th and 16th century building on its central island.

Cockfield Hall in Yoxford in Suffolk, England is a Grade I listed private house standing in 40 acres of historic parkland, dating from the 16th century. It was built by the Spring family, wealthy cloth merchants and later baronets of Pakenham.

Many visitors to the church are intrigued by the house behind the wall known as Jericho Priory.

Buckingham house was built in the early 18th century for the Dukes of Buckingham and was one of the grandest residences in London.

Carrow Abbey is a former Benedictine Priory located in the southeast of England in the City of Norwich. The Abbey was granted a royal charter in 1146 by King Stephen. The Abbey was also very popular with the Dukes of Norfolk.

Rochford Hall is a manor house located in Rochford Essex. During the reign of Henry Vii the residence belonged to Thomas Boleyn who was Viscount Rochford at the time. The hall was also the marital home of his daughter Mary Boleyn and later the residence became the home of George Boleyn.

Ingatestone Hall is a Grade I listed 16th-century manor house in Essex, England. It is located outside the village of Ingatestone, approximately 5 miles south west of Chelmsford and 25 miles north east of London. The house was built by Sir William Petre, and his descendants live in the house to this day.

Gosfield Hall is a country house in Gosfield, near Braintree in Essex, England. It is a Grade I listed building. The house was built in 1545 by Sir John Wentworth, a member of Cardinal Wolsey’s household, and hosted Royal visits by Queen Elizabeth I and her grand retinue throughout the middle of the 16th century.

St Edmund and St Mary's Church is the Church of England parish church in the village of Ingatestone in Essex. It dates to the 11th century and received major modifications in the 17th century.

Bradgate House is a 16th-century ruin in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England. Edward Grey's son Sir John Grey of Groby married Elizabeth Woodville, who, after John's death married King Edward IV.

Durham House, or Durham Inn, was the historic London town house of the Bishop of Durham in the Strand. Its gardens descended to the River Thames.

Hunsdon House is a historic house in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England, northwest of Harlow. Originally constructed in the 15th century, it was most notably the estate of Henry VIII of England. It has been rebuilt several times since then, and is no longer as grand as it was in the Tudor era.

Wrest Park is a country estate located in Silsoe, Bedfordshire, England. It comprises Wrest Park, a Grade I listed country house, and Wrest Park Gardens, also Grade I listed, formal gardens surrounding the mansion.

Penshurst Place is a historic building near Tonbridge, Kent, 32 miles south east of London, England. It is the ancestral home of the Sidney family, and was the birthplace of the great Elizabethan poet, courtier and soldier, Sir Philip Sidney.

Chequers, or Chequers Court, is the country house of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. A 16th-century manor house in origin, it is located near the village of Ellesborough, halfway between Princes Risborough and Wendover in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, at the foot of the Chiltern Hills.

Buildwas Abbey was a Cistercian monastery located on the banks of the River Severn, at Buildwas, Shropshire, England - today about two miles west of Ironbridge.

St Botolph's Aldgate is a Church of England parish church in the City of London and also, as it lies outside the line of the city's former eastern walls, a part of the East End of London.

The Collegiate Church of St Mary is a Church of England parish church in the town of Warwick, England. It is in the centre of the town just east of the market place. It is a member of the Greater Churches Group. The church has the status of collegiate church as it had a college of secular canons.

All Hallows-by-the-Tower, at one time dedicated jointly to All Hallows and the Virgin Mary and sometimes known as All Hallows Barking, is an ancient Anglican church on Byward Street in the City of London, overlooking the Tower of London.

Chelsea Old Church, also known as All Saints, is an Anglican church, on Old Church Street, Chelsea, London SW3, England, near Albert Bridge. It is the church for a parish in the Diocese of London, part of the Church of England. Inside the Grade I listed building, there is seating for 400 people.

Salisbury Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England. The cathedral is regarded as one of the leading examples of Early English architecture. Its main body was completed in 38 years, from 1220 to 1258.

Guildhall is a municipal building in the Moorgate area of the City of London, England. It is situated off Gresham and Basinghall streets, in the wards of Bassishaw and Cheap.

Great Fulford is an historic estate in the parish of Dunsford, Devon. The grade I listed manor house, known as Great Fulford House, is about 9 miles west of Exeter. Its site was said in 1810 to be "probably the most ancient in the county".

Early occupation as a Hill Fort. Construction started in 12th Century. The principal royal residence of the Stewart dynasty. Home to Kings James IV, James V and James VI.

A royal residence to Scottish monarchs from the time of David I throughout the Medieval and Tudor ages until the 17th century when it was principally used for army barracks. Bronze Age settlements have always been on the site of the dormant volcano Castle Rock. In Arthurian Legends, a shrine has been dedicated to Morgaine La Fee. Home to Mary Queen of Scots, Lord Darnley and James VI (& I)

The structure seen today was first started in the time of James IV and the royal apartments date to the 16th century. Home to Mary Queen of Scots and Lord Darnley. Margaret Tudor and James VI married not far from the Palace and sometimes stay in the royal apartments on occasion.

Ethie Castle dates to around 1300 when the monks of the nearby Arbroath Abbey built a sandstone keep. The castle passed through the hands of the Details Maxwell family and into the hands of the last Cardinal David Beating who was murdered in 1546. In 1665 the Carnegie family purchased the castle.

Ballindalloch Castle, known as the "pearl of the north", is a Scottish castle located in Banffshire, Scotland. It has been the family home of Macpherson-Grants since 1546.

Cawdor Castle is set amid gardens in the parish of Cawdor in Nairnshire, Scotland. The castle is built around a 15th-century tower house, with substantial additions in later centuries. Originally a property of the Calder family, it passed to the Campbells in the 16th century.

Craigmillar Castle is a ruined medieval castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is three miles south-east of the city centre, on a low hill to the south of the modern suburb of Craigmillar.

Dunbar Castle was one of the strongest fortresses in Scotland, situated in a prominent position overlooking the harbour of the town of Dunbar, in East Lothian. Several fortifications were built successively on the site, near the English-Scottish border. The last was slighted in 1567; it is a ruin today.

The ruins of Linlithgow Palace are situated in the town of Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, 15 miles west of Edinburgh. The palace was one of the principal residences of the monarchs of Scotland in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Falkland Palace, in Falkland, Fife, Scotland, is a royal palace of the Scottish Kings. Today it is under the stewardship of Ninian Stuart, who delegates most of his duties to The National Trust for Scotland.

Holyrood Abbey is a ruined abbey of the Canons Regular in Edinburgh, Scotland. The abbey was founded in 1128 by King David I. During the 15th century, the abbey guesthouse was developed into a royal residence, and after the Scottish Reformation the Palace of Holyroodhouse was expanded further.

It was built in 1158 and became the centre of the Medieval Catholic Church in Scotland as the seat of the Archdiocese of St Andrews and the Bishops and Archbishops of St Andrews. It fell into disuse and ruin after Catholic mass was outlawed during the 16th-century Scottish Reformation. It is currently a monument in the custody of Historic Environment Scotland. The ruins indicate that the building was approximately 119 m (390 ft) long, and is the largest church to have been built in Scotland.

Cardiff Castle is a Medieval castle located in Wales. The castle was built in the 11th century by the Norman invaders on a hill where a Roman fort stood. From 12th century onwards it began to be built from stone. In the revolt of Owain Glendywr the castle was stormed.

Ludlow Castle is a ruined castle in Wales. It is believed to have been one of the first castles built in the Welsh Marches. It was here that Prince Arthur was given his own court when prince of Wales and here he died in 1502.

Pembroke Castle is an old Medieval castle that was for many centuries the seat of the Earls of Pembroke. It was built in 1093 by a Welshman and has been a grade I listed building for 68 years.

Beaumaris Castle, in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales, was built as part of Edward I's campaign to conquer north Wales after 1282. Plans were probably first made to construct the castle in 1284, but this was delayed due to lack of funds and work only began in 1295 following the Madog ap Llywelyn uprising.

Powis Castle is a medieval castle, fortress and grand country mansion near Welshpool, in Powys, Wales.

Cahir Castle is one of the largest castles in Ireland. It is situated on the river Suir. The castle was built in 1142 by Connor O'Brien. In the 14th century the castle was granted to the powerful Butler family who remodelled the castle in the 15th century.

Dublin Castle is a major Irish government complex, conference centre, and tourist attraction. It is located off Dame Street in Dublin. Until 1922 it was the seat of the British government's administration in Ireland.

Kildare Castle is a ruined castle located at Kildare in County Kildare, Ireland. Built in the 12th century as a motte and bailey castle by Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke. The remains of a tower are the only above ground remains of the castle.

Castle Oliver is a Victorian mock castle in the south part of County Limerick, Ireland. Built for entertaining rather than for defense, it has a ballroom, drawing room, library, morning room,

Castle Lyons is situated 6 km south of Fermoy near the village of Castlelyons, in a field behind an industrial site off the main road near Castlelyons.

White's Castle was built in 1417 under the direction of Sir John Talbot, an Anglo-Norman nobleman, Viceroy of Ireland.

Kilkenny Castle is a castle in Kilkenny, Ireland built in 1195 to control a fording-point of the River Nore and the junction of several routeways.

The Louvre Palace is a former royal palace located on the Right Bank of the Seine in Paris, between the Tuileries Gardens and the church of Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois.

The Basilica of Saint-Denis is a large medieval abbey church in the city of Saint-Denis, now a northern suburb of Paris. The building is of singular importance historically and architecturally as its choir, completed in 1144, shows the first use of all of the elements of Gothic architecture.

Notre-Dame de Paris referred to simply as Notre-Dame is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. The cathedral was consecrated to the Virgin Mary and considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture. Its pioneering use of the rib vault and flying buttress, its enormous and colourful rose windows, as well as the naturalism and abundance of its sculptural decoration set it apart from the earlier Romanesque style. Major components that make Notre Dame stand out include its large historic organ and its immense church bells

Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, 19.1 km from the centre of Paris. Inhabitants are called Saint-Germanois or Saint-Germinois.

Monasterio de Piedra (Stone Monastery) is a monastery, hotel and park complex in the Iberian System mountain ranges, near Nuévalos, province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain.

The Convento de Santa Isabel la Real was founded by Queen Isabella of Castile after Granada was conquered, on the site of the Moorish Palace of Dar al-Horra, a small part of which still exists.

Veruela Abbey is a Cistercian abbey dating from the 12th century. It is situated near Vera de Moncayo, in Zaragoza province, Spain. It was founded in 1146 by Pedro de Atarés.

The Charterhouse of Aula Dei is a Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, located about 10 kilometers north of the city of Zaragoza in Aragon, north-western Spain. It was declared a national monument on 16 February 1983.

The Royal Chapel of Granada is an Isabelline style building, constructed between 1505 and 1517, and originally integrated in the complex of the neighbouring Granada Cathedral. It is the burial place of the Spanish monarchs, Queen Isabella I and King Ferdinand, the Catholic Monarchs.

The Cathedral of the Savior or La Seo de Zaragoza is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Zaragoza, in Aragon, Spain. It is part of the World Heritage Site Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon.

The Royal Abbey of Santa Maria de Poblet is a Cistercian monastery, founded in 1151, located at the foot of the Prades Mountains, in the comarca of Conca de Barberà, in Catalonia. It was founded by Cistercian monks from France on lands conquered from the Moors. The main architect was Arnau Bargués.

The Palazzo Pitti, in English sometimes called the Pitti Palace, is a vast, mainly Renaissance, palace in Florence, Italy. It is situated on the south side of the River Arno, a short distance from the Ponte Vecchio.

The medieval Church of Nossa Senhora da Luz (dedicated to 'Our Lady of Light') was built around 1521.

The Church of Santa Engrácia is a 17th-century monument in Lisbon, Portugal. Originally a church, in the 20th century it was converted into the National Pantheon, in which important Portuguese personalities are buried.