Shortly after Parliament chose them as King and Queen, William III and Mary II purchased Lord Nottingham's house on the far side of Hyde Park. Here they established their London home, furnishing it not as a grand palace but a comfortable Dutch-style residence.
The ornate entrance gates.
King William stands before one of the facades.
The King's Staircase.
In His Majesty's Audience Chamber.
The King's Gallery. My novel contains a scene in this room, before the pictures were placed on the walls.
Her Majesty's Dining Room.
Her Majesty's Privy Chamber, where she did her needlework with her ladies and received her most aristocratic visitors.
Queen Mary's Closet, her private retreat for letter writing, reading, and needlework.
The Queen's Gallery. Here she displayed her vast collection of Dutch Delft-ware.
The Queen's Staircase.
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