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Palaces

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Matilda of Flanders

The formidable Queen Consort of William I, who helped establish the Norman dynasty.

Thomas Cromwell

The life and death of Henry VIII’s 'most faithful servant'

Elizabeth I

From Tower prisoner to English Queen

Tower of London remembers

First World War centenary commemorations at the Tower of London

Good Friday Agreement

Hillsborough Castle was the scene for key meetings that led to this historic moment in Northern Ireland’s history

John Blanke

A Black musician at the Tudor court

The story of Banqueting House

Four hundred years of history and the site of a royal execution

The execution of Charles I

Killing of a 'treasonous' King