Buckingham Palace, the British monarch's present principal official residence, in London, was originally built as a hunting lodge by Tudor King Henry VIII.
EP2 Windsor CastleSep 19, 2011
Windsor Castle was built not as a palace but retains the massive walls of a major military fortification, erected while Anglo-Norman England absorbed its Celtic neighbors
EP3 Palace of HolyroodhouseSep 26, 2011
The Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh is the British monarch's barely known official residence in Scotland.
Official Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b014s2pv
Synopsis
Fiona Bruce fronts this eye-opening new three-part series on the stories behind Britain's official royal residences: Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Palace of Holyroodhouse.