Passage: The Palace of Westminster site was strategically important during the Middle Ages, as it was located on the banks of the River Thames. Inajulikana katika nyakati za medieval kama Kisiwa cha Thorney, tovuti inaweza kuwa mara ya kwanza kutumika kwa makazi ya kifalme na Canute Mkuu wakati wa utawala wake kutoka 1016 hadi 1035. St Edward the Confessor, mfalme wa mwisho wa Anglo-Saxon wa Uingereza, alijenga ikulu ya kifalme kwenye Kisiwa cha Thorney magharibi tu ya Jiji la London karibu wakati huo huo kama alijenga Westminster Abbey (1045<unk>1050). Kisiwa cha Thorney na eneo linalozunguka hivi karibuni kilijulikana kama Westminster (mpangilio wa maneno ya West Minster). Wala majengo yaliyotumiwa na Anglo-Saxons wala yale yaliyotumiwa na William I. Sehemu ya zamani zaidi ya Ikulu ya Palace (Westminster Hall) ni ya utawala wa William I, mrithi wa Mfalme William II. Swali: Ilikuwa inaitwa nini hapo awali?
Kisiwa cha Thorney