History of the Palace of Westminster - Wikipedia
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OverviewOld PalaceFire and reconstructionFeud between Neoclassical and Neogothic architectsRecent historyThe Palace of Westminster site was strategically important during the Middle Ages, as it was located on the banks of the River Thames. Known in medieval times as Thorney Island, the site may have been first-used for a royal residence by Canute the Great during his reign from 1016 to 1035. St Edward the Confessor, the penultimate Anglo-Saxon monarch of England, built a royal palace on Thorney Is…
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