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Interactive timeline


Explore the history of Kensington Palace, from its origins as Nottingham House in 1689 to the present day, with this easy-to-use interactive timeline.
An illustration of Kensington Palace being transformed

Kensington Palace timeline

Drag the timeline to move left or right and click on a year to read its story

1689-2012

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