Banqueting House, Whitehall lived in "splendour and state", or publicly. The less exalted and the general public would be permitted to crowd the gallery in order to watch the King dine. The lower status of those in the gallery was emphasised by the lack of an internal staircase, the gallery only being accessible by an external staircase. The building was, however, later extended to accommodate an internal staircase. James I, for whom the Banqueting House was created, died in 1625 and was succeeded by his son, Charles I. The accession of Charles I heralded a new era in the cultural history of England.
The Last News From France through Westminster Abbey, where Charles II's father, Charles I, was tried for treason, and through the Palace of Whitehall, where he was executed. They then go to Queenhive on the River Thames, where the narrator takes on the name of Mistress Anne, and take a boat to France. Once in France, the king no longer waits on the narrator, but resumes his proper place and becomes the narrator's master, which the narrator prefers. He admits that the king lost the day, but he is proud to have stood by him. This is an extremely political ballad, explicitly positioning itself in