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The gardens at Hampton Court Palace

A brief history of the famous royal gardens

The story of Hampton Court Palace

Home of Henry VIII and the Tudor dynasty

Life at the Tudor court

In the Tudor period, a monarch’s home was centre of the nation

Henry VIII's children

All three ruled England

Chocolate fit for a king

Where royal chocolate makers prepared this expensive delicacy

Sophia Duleep Singh

The Indian Princess who fought for women’s rights

Jane Seymour

Henry VIII's third and favourite wife

Catherine Howard

A young woman whose marriage to Henry VIII would end in tragedy

Tudor food and eating

Royal food and table manners at the Tudor court