Great Fire of 1698 at Whitehall

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The Great Fire of 1698 at Whitehall was a devastating blaze that destroyed much of England’s principal royal residence, effectively ending the Palace of Whitehall’s role as the main seat of the monarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf disaster ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
urban fire ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Whitehall Palace fire of 1698 ⓘ
Whitehall fire of 1698 ⓘ
cause accidental fire in a linen room ⓘ
fire starting in the lodgings of the Duchess of Portsmouth’s laundress ⓘ
coordinateLocation 51.503°N 0.126°W ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
damaged royal residential quarters at Whitehall ⓘ
state apartments at Whitehall ⓘ
destroyed large parts of the Palace of Whitehall ⓘ
documentedIn contemporary London newspapers ⓘ
letters and diaries of late 17th-century observers ⓘ
effect ended the Palace of Whitehall’s role as main royal residence ⓘ
linked to: Palace of Whitehall

forced relocation of the English court to other residences ⓘ
endDate 1698-01-04 ⓘ
followedBy increased use of Kensington Palace by the monarchy ⓘ
use of St James’s Palace as principal royal residence ⓘ
hasLanguageOfPrimarySources English ⓘ
historicalContext post-Great Fire of London urban history ⓘ
impactOnArchitecture contributed to the loss of one of Europe’s largest palace complexes ⓘ
jurisdiction Parish of St Margaret, Westminster ⓘ
location City of Westminster ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Palace of Whitehall ⓘ
Whitehall, London ⓘ
linked to: City of Westminster
monarchAtTime William III of England ⓘ
partOf history of London fires ⓘ
history of the Palace of Whitehall ⓘ
pointInTime 1698 ⓘ
reconstructionStatus Palace of Whitehall not fully rebuilt after the fire ⓘ
relatedTo English monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of England

Kensington Palace ⓘ
Palace of Whitehall ⓘ
St James’s Palace ⓘ
significance marked the effective end of Whitehall as the main seat of the English monarchy ⓘ
significantPlace England’s principal royal residence ⓘ
spared Banqueting House at Whitehall ⓘ
linked to: Palace of Whitehall

some ancillary buildings of the Whitehall complex ⓘ
startDate 1698-01-04 ⓘ
timePeriod late 17th century ⓘ

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Palace of Whitehall → significantEvent → Great Fire of 1698 at Whitehall ⓘ
Great Fire of 1698 at Whitehall → alsoKnownAs → Whitehall Palace fire of 1698 ⓘ
linked to: Great Fire of 1698 at Whitehall
Great Fire of 1698 at Whitehall → alsoKnownAs → Whitehall fire of 1698 ⓘ
linked to: Great Fire of 1698 at Whitehall