From the Tudors to the Great Fire of 1834

1512
The Palace became the permanent home of Parliament after Henry VIII abandoned the Palace in favour of the nearby Palace of Whitehall following a fire

1547
Edward VI handed over St Stephen's Chapel to the Commons for their use

1605
Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the old Houses of Lords. He was subsequently executed in Old Palace Yard

1649
Charles I was condemned to death in Westminster Hall following his defeat by Oliver Cromwell in the Civil War

1707
Christopher Wren made alterations to the Commons' Chamber to accommodate new Scottish Members following the Union

1801
James Wyatt ripped out more medieval fittings and destroyed ancient wall paintings in the Commons' Chamber to accommodate new Irish Members following the Union

1834
Most of the medieval Palace of Westminster was destroyed by fire on the night of 16 October. Only Westminster Hall, the Undercroft Chapel, the Cloisters and Chapter House of St Stephen's and the Jewel Tower survived