Although Zhang's memorial was rejected, his status was significantly elevated soon after to Palace Attendant, a position he used to influence the decisions of Emperor Shun.

Although replaced as the monarch's primary London residence by Buckingham Palace in 1837, St James's is still the senior palace and remains the ceremonial Royal residence.

Although the two were on friendly terms, Alexandra could be stubborn ; she demanded precedence over Mary at the funeral of Edward VII, was slow in leaving Buckingham Palace, and kept some of the royal jewels that should have been passed to the new queen.

Although often criticized for his extravagances, such as the Palace of Versailles, he reigned over France for a long period, and some historians consider him a successful absolute monarch.

Although he lived in nearby South Norwood he visited the Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood area regularly in connection with the Upper Norwood Literary and Scientific Society.

Although he remained the Head Gardener at Chatsworth until 1858, he was also able to undertake outside work such as the Crystal Palace and his directorship of the Midland Railway.

Although the local ITV news region is ITV Meridian and the local BBC TV news region is BBC South, the area is also served from Crystal Palace and Guildford transmitters carrying London programming.

Although originally intended for installation at Charlottenburg Palace, the complete panels were eventually installed at Berlin City Palace.

Although Maria was initially reluctant to become Napoleon's mistress, she was convinced to do so by the Emperor's aide, General Géraud Duroc ( Grand Marshal of the Palace ) and a number of Polish aristocrats, who hoped that she could influence the emperor to support Poland in its struggle to regain independence from Prussia, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Russian Empire.

Although Cherry blossoms are already indigenous to Korea, Japan had planted trees on sacred and offensive locations in the Palace.

Although no record tells the reason, the two provinces were uncommonly small and contained the secondary palaces: the Yoshino province administrated and Izumi had Chinu Palace.

Although his retainer exceeded that of all other stonemasons in the papal employ, he is documented at only two projects: as furnishing hoists for the large round tower at the Vatican Palace and in doing restoration work at the early Christian church of San Stefano Rotondo ( window and door frames, vaulting, stone paving ).

Although they maintained a residence in Munich at the Leuchtenberg Palace, Ludwig and Maria Theresa lived mostly at Leutstetten.

Although relatively short, the tunnel was regarded as a major engineering achievement as it was cut " through the same treacherous material, through the hill on which the Crystal Palace stands, and immediately under one of the great water towers, a superincumbent weight of 2, 200 tons which taxed in its execution all the skill and workmanship of the eminent contractors.

Although the current director of the Kremlin Museums, Elena Gagarina ( Yuri Gagarin's daughter ) advocates a full-scale restoration of the destroyed cloisters, recent developments have been confined to expensive restoration of the original interiors of the Grand Kremlin Palace, which were altered during Stalin's rule.

Although the case was quickly hushed up, it did not squelch public discussion and eventually became known as the " Case of the Palace Assault " ( Zh: 梃擊案 ), one of three notorious ' mysteries ' of Late Ming Dynasty.

Although the case was quickly hushed up, it did not squelch public discussion and eventually became known as the " Case of the Palace Assault " ( 梃击案 ), one of three notorious mysteries of the late Ming Dynasty.

Although it originally housed the nightclub Palace Theatre ( Chinese: 碧麗宮 ), it was later remodelled to be Hong Kong's most luxurious cinema of the same name.

" Although not directly responsible for the conception of the People's Palace, the novel did much to popularise it.

Although not 100 % complete in its scope ( some lines might have been excluded due to lack of proof, although no false lines are included ) the resulting ' Kitab al-Ashraf ( Book of the Sharifs ), kept at the Topkapi Palace ( Museum ) in Istanbul is one of the best sources of evidence of descent from Muhammad.

Although the Tsar was not at the Winter Palace or even in the city, he received the blame for the deaths, resulting in a surge of bitterness towards himself and his autocratic rule from the Russian people.

Although St James's Palace is the official residence of the Sovereign, the Court moves with the Queen.

Although this document and the parish registers confirm Oxford's burial there, his cousin Percival Golding later claimed that his body was interred at Westminster.

Although not reaching its 1970s peak in Westminster elections, the SNP had more success in the Scottish Parliamentary elections with their system of mixed member proportional representation.

Although her will stated that she wished to be buried next to her mother, Mary was interred in Westminster Abbey on 14 December in a tomb she would eventually share with Elizabeth.

Although Westminster officially remained a royal palace, it was used by the two Houses of Parliament and by the various royal law courts.

* Although the Union of South Africa was not among the Dominions that needed to adopt the Statute of Westminster for it to take effect, two laws, the Status of the Union Act, 1934, and the Royal Executive Functions and Seals Act of 1934 were passed to confirm South Africa's status as a sovereign state.

Although there have been many works since emphasising different aspects of the " Efficient ", no one has seriously questioned Bagehot's premise that the divide exists in the Westminster system.

Although essentially more presidential than parliamentary, the Legislative Council had inherited many elements of the Westminster system, including parliamentary powers, privileges and immunity, and the right to conduct inquiries, amongst others.

Although later Norman sources point to the suddenness of this coronation, the reason may have been that all the nobles of the land were present at Westminster for the feast of Epiphany, and not because of any usurpation of the throne on Harold's part.

Although Louis took Maastricht and William's attack against Charleroi failed, Lieutenant-Admiral Michiel de Ruyter defeated the Anglo-French fleet three times, forcing Charles to end England's involvement by the Treaty of Westminster ; after 1673, France slowly withdrew from Dutch territory ( with the exception of Maastricht ), while making gains elsewhere.

Although early records of Hampstead can be found in a grant by King Ethelred the Unready to the monastery of St. Peter ’ s at Westminster ( AD 986 ) and it is referred to in the Domesday Book ( 1086 ), the history of Hampstead is generally traced back to the 17th century.

Although Fox had wanted to be buried near his home in Chertsey, his funeral took place in Westminster Abbey on 10 October 1806, the anniversary of his initial election for Westminster in 1780.

Although Palmerston wanted to be buried at Romsey Abbey, the Cabinet insisted that he should have a state funeral and be buried at Westminster Abbey, which he was, on 27 October 1865.

Although it is likely that schoolboys were taught by monks well beforehand, by 1179 Westminster School had certainly become a public school ( i. e., a school available to members of the public from across the country, so long as they could pay their own costs, rather than private tuition provided to the nobility ) as a decree of Pope Alexander III required the Benedictine monks of the Abbey at Westminster to provide a charity school to local boys.

Although she died in debt, she was given a grand funeral in Westminster Abbey, at the expense of Queen Elizabeth I.

Although it is common to associate the title of " House of Commons " with the Westminster system in general, in practice, only two states actually use the title.

Although internally autonomous from 1867, and a separate kingdom with the Statute of Westminster 1931, the last vestiges of Canada's constitutional dependency upon the United Kingdom remained until Canadians agreed on an internal procedure for amending the Canadian Constitution.

Although she could not have been aware of it, there was a plan by Irish Republicans to blow up Westminster Abbey while the Queen attended a service of thanksgiving.

Although drawn up by the 1646 Westminster Assembly, largely of the Church of England, it became and remains the ' subordinate standard ' of doctrine in the Church of Scotland, and has been influential within Presbyterian churches worldwide.

Although the Castle is now gone, some intriguing indications of castle life remain-such as the local ponds ( Westminster pond being one ) allegedly built to supply the castle with regular supplies of fish.

Although Chelsea and Battersea had been linked by ferry since at least 1550, the nearest fixed links between the two were Putney Bridge, upstream and opened in 1729, and Westminster Bridge, downstream, opened in 1746.

Although the church in Scotland ( the Kirk ) had produced The New Catechisme according to the Forme of the Kirk of Scotland in 1644, it was aimed particularly at children and youth, and was not adopted by the Westminster Assembly of Divines.

Although the Commonwealth of Australia legally became an independent nation when it adopted the Statute of Westminster in 1942, the British Government retained the nominal authority to intervene in the governments of the individual states under the Colonial Laws Validity Act 1865.