Buckingham Palace has a history that dates back over 500 years and has changed hands on numerous occasions, however, much of the building that remains standing today is from the original structure built in the early 1700's.

In the beginning Buckingham Palace was originally known as Buckingham House. However, in 1762 George III liked the house so much that he bought it for 28,000 and renamed it "The Queen's House". The reason for this was down to the fact that he bought the house to give to his wife Charlotte. Shortly after he did this, work soon began in order to remodel the house with the help of Sir William Chambers. This trend then continued with the accession of George IV in 1820 when he decided to reconstruct the house but he still used it for the same purpose that his father did.

One of the biggest physical changes to the house occurred several years later when the king had a change of mind. It was in 1826 that King George IV set about transforming the house into what it is known today, Buckingham Palace. He did this with the help of an architect known as John Nash.

The work that Nash carried out involved doubling the size of the main block through adding a new suite of rooms on the garden side facing the west. He then faced this with mellow Bath stone, which reflected the French neo-classical influence favored by George IV. Many of the rooms that Nash added still remain pretty much unchanged today.

The palace as it stands today acts as not only the London residence of Her Majesty the Queen but also the administrative headquarters of the Royal Household. It is in fact one of the few working royal palaces that remain in the world today. The state rooms are extensively used by the Queen as well as members of the royal family as a way of receiving and entertaining guests on state, ceremonial and official occasions.

1. When was the palace built?
2. What is the name?
3. Does the same family control the palace?
4. Why not?
5. What was the original name of the palace?
6. Was it called something else after that?
7. By WHO?
8. wHAT DID HE CALL IT?
9. wHEN DID HE GAIN CONTROL OF IT?
10. hOW DID HE DO SO?
11. For how much?
12. Who did he buy it for?
13. Who resided there next?
14. What year did he assume control?
15. What happened in 1826?
16. Into what?
17. Upon who's orders?
18. What is the palace besides home to the queen?
19. For whom?
20. Which rooms are used most often by the queen?
21. Are there many other functioning palaces in the world?

Provide a numbered list of answers.
1. Early 1700's
2. Buckingham Palace
3. No
4. It has changed hands on numerous occasions,
5. Buckingham House
6. Yes
7. George III
8. "The Queen's House"
9. in 1762
10. hE BOUGHT IT.
11. 28,000
12. his wife Charlotte
13. George IV
14. 1820
15. Transforming the house.
16. what it is known as today
17. King George IV
18. Administrative headquarters.
19. The Royal Household.
20. The state rooms
21. No.