St. James's Palace has been the setting for some of the most important events in Royal history, having been a residence of Kings and Queens of England for over 300 years until the reign of Queen Victoria. (https://www.royal.uk/royal-residences-st-jamess-palace)

The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) published Christina Rossetti's The Face of the Deep: A Devotional Commentary on the Book of Revelation in 1892 and Verses in 1893. Founded in 1698, SPCK (36 Causton St., Westminster, London, SW1P 4AU, UK) i s the oldest Anglican mission organization in the world. Rossetti cut ties with SPCK in March of 1894 over the society's publication of a work supporting vivisection. SPCK still exists today, publishing the work of such authors as N.T. Wright and Rowan Williams.