Events timeline

A selection of significant moments in the building's history, from its design by Inigo Jones to the destruction of Whitehall Palace.

Banqueting House dateline

1619

Inigo Jones designs the Banqueting House for James I

1636

Rubens's paintings are installed in the ceiling

1649

King Charles I is executed on a scaffold outside the Banqueting House

1689

William and Mary accept the throne

1698

Whitehall Palace burns down; only the Banqueting House remains.

Important moments and dates in the history of the other historic royal palaces:

Articles related to significant events, monarchs and people in the history of the Banqueting House:

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