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Houses of Parliament London, England, UK

1016: King Canute begins building a royal residence on Thorney Island where the Palace of Westminster now stands.

Houses of Parliament, London, England, UK location
1042: Construction of the Palace of Westminster

Houses of Parliament, London, England, UK location
1097: William Rufus, the son of William the Conqueror, builds the original Westminster Hall.

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1220: King Henry III redesigns the Queen's Chapel, Queen's Chamber and King's Chamber (later known as the Painted Chamber) in the Palace of Westminster.

Houses of Parliament, London, England, UK location
1220: The Exchequer (finance department) moves from Winchester to the Palace of Westminster in London.

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1259: First recorded mention of Parliament being opened in the Painted Chamber of Westminster Palace.

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1292: Edward I begins constructing St. Stephen's Chapel and the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft in the Palace of Westminster.

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1394: Richard II rebuilds Westminster Hall in the Houses of Parliament to its present form.

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1512: Westminster Palace becomes the permanent home of the Houses of Parliament after King Henry VIII abandons it in favor of the nearby Palace of Whitehall

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November 5, 1605: Failure of the Gunpowder Plot in London

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1649: Charles I Condemned

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1717: Sir Christopher Wren alters the Commons Chamber of the Houses of Parliament to accommodate new Scottish MPs following the Union.

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