The Royal Parks
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The Royal Parks were originally used for recreation, mostly hunting, by the royal family of England. They are part of the hereditary possessions of The Crown, now managed by The Royal Parks, a charity
Herd of fallow deer in Bushy Park
View towards Horse Guards Parade in St. James's Park
The Royal Observatory in Greenwich Park
Aerial view of Hyde Park
Hyde Park, London
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Hyde Park is a 350-acre, historic Grade I-listed urban park in Westminster, Greater London. A Royal Park, it is the largest of the parks and green spaces that form a chain from Kensington Palace throu
The Royal Parks
…Henry VIII enclosed lands to the north of the Palace of Whitehall for what is now St James's Park and The Green Park. He also took the land that became Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens from Westminster Abbey. Over the years, there has been a gradual transition towards public accessibility for these areas. Hyde…
Hyde Park, with Kensington Gardens in foreground
The Hamilton–Mohun duel, which was fought in Hyde Park on 15 November 1712
Hyde Park, 1890, by Camille Pissarro, showing the footpath along the southern bank of the Serpentine
The Winter Wonderland festival has been a popular Christmas event in Hyde Park since 2007.