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Palaces

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William IV

The unexpected king, who lived in Bushy Park, near Hampton Court Palace and was married at Kew Palace

James I and Anne of Denmark

Generous, scholarly James and his cultured wife

The story of Hampton Court Palace

Home of Henry VIII and the Tudor dynasty

William III and Mary II

England's only joint sovereigns, who transformed Kensington Palace into a royal residence

Art at Hillsborough Castle

Hillsborough Castle has become a place in which to see amazing art

The Tower of London Menagerie

For over 600 years, the Tower housed a menagerie of exotic wild animals

William the Conqueror

England's first Norman King

The Princes in the Tower

Murdered or survived – what happened to Edward and his younger brother Richard?

Katherine of Aragon

Katherine of Aragon was the first wife of Henry VIII. In her eyes, she was his only Queen.