Great Fire of 1698 at Whitehall

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disaster historical event urban fire

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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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Whitehall Palace fire of 1698	1
Whitehall fire of 1698	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	disaster ⓘ historical event ⓘ urban fire ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Great Fire of 1698 at Whitehall ⓘ surface form: Whitehall Palace fire of 1698 Great Fire of 1698 at Whitehall ⓘ surface form: 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	Palace of Whitehall ⓘ surface form: ended the Palace of Whitehall’s role as main royal residence 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	Saint Margaret's Church, Westminster ⓘ surface form: Parish of St Margaret, Westminster
location	City of Westminster ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London Palace of Whitehall ⓘ City of Westminster ⓘ surface form: Whitehall, London
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	Kingdom of England ⓘ surface form: English monarchy Kensington Palace, London ⓘ surface form: Kensington Palace Palace of Whitehall ⓘ St James's Palace, London ⓘ surface form: 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	Palace of Whitehall ⓘ surface form: Banqueting House at Whitehall some ancillary buildings of the Whitehall complex ⓘ
startDate	1698-01-04 ⓘ
timePeriod	late 17th century ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Fire of 1698 at Whitehall → alsoKnownAs → Great Fire of 1698 at Whitehall ⓘ

this entity surface form: Whitehall Palace fire of 1698

Great Fire of 1698 at Whitehall → alsoKnownAs → Great Fire of 1698 at Whitehall ⓘ

this entity surface form: Whitehall fire of 1698

Palace of Whitehall → significantEvent → Great Fire of 1698 at Whitehall ⓘ