London's Royal Residence, from the State Rooms and royal gardens to the Queen's Gallery and the (yawnfest) changing of the guard
The royal palace so nice Henry VIII honeymooned here twice—and then three times, and four, and five...
The 17th century royal palace where Queen Victoria grew up and Prince William and Kate live
Visiting the Queen's Gallery of art of Buckingham Palace
Visiting the opulent carriages of the Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace
On August 27, 1896, Britain declared war on its protectorate Zanzibar, where a pretender to the Sultanate had just siezed power.
At 9:02am, British ships in the habor began shelling the would-be Sultan's palace.
By 9:40, the shelling had stopped, the palace was on fire, and the pretender's flag had been cut down.
At 38 minutes, the Anglo-Zanzibar War remains the shortest war on record.
Some 500 Zanzibaris were killed.
One British Petty Officer was wounded.